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The U.S. Circuit Judge overseeing the patent dispute between Apple and Motorola Mobility has ordered the latter to provide the former with details of Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition as well as information about the development of Android, reports “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com).

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google, charging that both steal users’ private contacts and photos without users’ consent, reports “Mashable” (http://macte.ch/jcR9K).

“These uses go well beyond what a reasonable user understands himself to be consenting to when he allows an app to access data on the phone for purposes of the app’s functionality,” Schumer says. “When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private.”

As Google has killed 60 separate “privacy” policies for its services and said it would now combine data between services despite widespread objection, Consumer Watchdog (http://www.ConsumerWatchdog.org) said the new unified policy isn’t a privacy policy; it’s a “spy policy.”

A company called PanoMap Technologies is suing Apple and Google for patent violation, reports “paidContent.org” (http://macte.ch/wbqBP). The patent involves an “interactive system for displaying detailed view and direction in panoramic images.”

PanoMap says the use of the Google Maps “Street View” feature in the iPad and iPhone violates said patent. The Street View function of Google Maps allows users to see a photograph of locations like houses or street corners.