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Tuesday's tech headlines
Ars Technica
• The prospect of a German law requiring mandatory ISP-level filtering for child porn sends a Bundestag member of the Social Democrats into the arms of the Pirate Party, sort of. But don't wave the flag just yet; Jörg Trauss has a complicated history with CP.
• Jacqui Cheng tests the iPhone 3GS and says the camera's not great, but the speed is all Apple has claimed.
• Kevin Timmons makes the jump from Yahoo, where he was vice president of operations, to Microsoft, where he'll be a general manager of the Global Foundation Services team.
TechCrunch
• And there goes the other shoe at MySpace: Michael Arrington reports that the company will lay off 2/3 of its international staff.
• Is the iPhone's screen more crack-prone than those of other phones? No, says Jason Kincaid, examining the statistics. Are falls a particular menace to the device? Signs for to yes.
• MG Sigler noticed a former Bush administration official suggesting that the founders of Twitter ought to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for what the service has helped accomplish for Iran. Say it with us, Laugh-In fans: Very interesting, but...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Beware of e-mail concerning an alleged critical update to Microsoft outlook and Outlook Express: It's a more-convincing-than-average malware attempt.
• Nick Eaton opines on the "Microsoft subsidy bill" just passed by the Washington state legislature, which would give international workers at some companies the right to in-state tuition rates at universities. Thirteen other states have similar measures on the books.
• A blogger in Connecticut with a history of suggesting to readers that they "take up arms" against lawmakers has been arraigned on a felony charge of inciting injury to persons. Is it free speech, or is it yelling "fire" in a crowded (albeit virtual) theater?