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• Malvertising rise pushes ad industry to action

  With hidden malware on the rise, the online advertising industry may finally have to get its governance act together.

• Are your smartphone apps selling you out?

  Apple's App Store, Google's Play store and other app stores are packed with apps that can compromise your security and privacy without you ever knowing anything bad happened. What's a mobile app user to do?

• FTC gives Google slap on wrist instead of face

  After a nearly two-year antitrust investigation, Google escaped with more of a slap on the wrist than a slap in the face, say industry analysts.