Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws (AP)

AP - Broadening wiretap laws to include videotaped surveillance could either safeguard privacy or thwart efforts to recover stolen property, a U.S. senator was told Monday at a hearing not far from a school that's being sued for trying to find missing laptops by activating their webcams.

IPad could be Kindle's first big threat in e-books (AP)

AP - Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book market for the past few years with the Kindle, could get its biggest threat Saturday, when Apple releases its iPad multimedia tablet.

Streaming video company looks to bridge the iPad's Flash gap (The Gadget Hound)

The Gadget Hound - Remember the big iPad unveiling in January, when Steve Jobs was showing off the tablet's Safari browser and stumbled on a telltale blue "there-should-be-Flash-here" icon smack-dab in the middle of the New York Times' home page? Well, iPad users visiting the Gray Lady this Saturday might not see those offending blue icons, thanks to the streaming media company that powers the Times' videos.

US concerned by Australian Internet filter plan (AP)

AP - The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said Monday.

AP Exclusive: `Smart' meters have security holes (AP)

AP - Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously impossible ways.

US agencies needs clear cybersecurity roles: GAO report (AFP)

AFP - US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.

Apple co-founder Wozniak shirks off Prius glitch (AFP)

AFP - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on Friday held firm to his love for Prius cars despite what he suspects is a Toyota software problem behind sudden spikes in acceleration.

IPad to hit stores April 3 (Reuters)

Reuters - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.