Technology Report: Obama defends surveillance program as trade-off for security

	Click to View in Browser 06/7/2013 Obama defends surveillance program as trade-off for security SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday staunchly defended the sweeping U.S. government surveillance of Americans' phone and internet activity, calling it a modest encroachment on privacy that was necessary to defend the United States from attack. Cyber disputes loom large as Obama meets China's Xi SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will complain to Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit on Friday about alleged Chinese hacking of U.S. secrets, even as the White House faces growing questions at home over American government surveillance. WikiLeaks trial is high-profile case for low-profile lawyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Private First Class Bradley Manning was seeking a civilian defense attorney to bolster his government-appointed legal team in 2010, he considered a number of lawyers experienced in courts-martial. Sprint says retired admiral Mike Mullen to oversee security (Reuters) - Mike Mullen, a retired admiral and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join Sprint's board and serve as the company's security director if a deal with Japan's SoftBank Corp closes, Sprint said on Friday. Huawei smartphones: where Hollywood meets Silicon Valley CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Guo Ping, deputy chairman of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's fifth-largest smartphone maker, reckons the Chinese firm's phones are unbeatable in terms of hardware, and pours water on market distinctions between high- and low-end models. Samsung Electronics loses $12 billion market value on smartphone worries SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co lost $12 billion in market value on Friday, hit by brokerage downgrades that have underscored concerns about slowing sales of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. Huawei smartphones: where Hollywood meets Silicon Valley CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Guo Ping, current CEO of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's fifth-largest smartphone maker, reckons the Chinese firm's phones are unbeatable in terms of hardware, and pours water on market distinctions between high- and low-end models. With troops and techies, U.S. prepares for cyber warfare WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the site of a former military golf course where President Dwight Eisenhower once played, the future of U.S. warfare is rising in the shape of the new $358 million headquarters for the military's Cyber Command. UK lawmakers say Huawei-BT deal exposes flawed security controls LONDON (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd should not have been allowed to become embedded in Britain's critical communications network infrastructure without the knowledge and scrutiny of ministers, lawmakers said on Thursday. Reports on surveillance of Americans fuel debate over privacy, security WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The debate over whether the government is violating citizens' privacy rights while trying to protect them from terrorism escalated dramatically on Thursday amid reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies. Related Video Interview: Intel in unfamiliar territory as mobile underdog Chinese fossil discovery casts new light on origin of primates Mediafile Paul Smalera Video Transcript: Cory Booker on Tech Tonic Interface A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend