今日科技速递：扎克伯格再次为隐私低头

    * Facebook离IPO越来越近了。近日美国联邦政府指控Facebook涉嫌在用户隐私问题上采取了“不公平和欺骗性”的做法，包括在未向用户做出警告，或在未经用户同意的情况下公开用户信息等。消息爆出后，Facebook日前与联邦贸易委员会（FTC）达成了一致。从现在起，Facebook每两年将接受一次隐私审计，而且将公司首席隐私官的职权分裂成两个职位。扎克伯格在一份冗长的博客文章中承认Facebook“犯了不少错误”，并保证将把公司打造成为“透明和控制方面的领袖”。（来源：联邦贸易委员会、Facebook、科技博客TechCrunch）

    * Path是一个主打与亲友进行内容分享的私人社交网络应用，最近它推出了升级后的2.0版软件，进一步优化了服务。Path的首席执行官、前Facebook员工戴夫•莫林上周对《财富》杂志（Fortune）称：“我们的任务是把Path打造成这样一个应用，人们最终觉得可以把整个生活都放到它里面。”为了实现这个目标，改版后的Path将呈现出更加整体化的玩法和更流畅的界面。与iTunes进行集成之后，Path的100多万名用户可以在应用内收听其他人正在收听的音乐，而且还可以记录用户就寝和起床的时间。

    * 现在已经有公司表示出了收购雅虎（Yahoo）的兴趣，据报道，其中至少有两个意向买家是私募股权公司，他们对雅虎的估值超过200亿美元。如果报道属实，那么和媒体这几个月的猜测相比，他们的报价还算比较低的。【互联网资讯网站All Things D、商业内幕人网站（Business Insider）】

    * 据报道，流媒体音乐服务网站Spotify将开始提供类似Facebook一样的应用，为不断壮大的Spotify添加更多的功能。比如它的“应用寻找器”（app finder）功能可以使用户在听音乐的时候阅读相关评论，还有一个应用可以在播放音乐的时候显示歌词。【《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）】

    * 美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）在一份长达109页的报告中“严厉抨击”了运营商美国电报电话公司（AT&T）收购另一家运营T-Mobile的议案。其中一部分写道：“我们发现该议案可能导致竞争显著减少，这将违反《克莱顿反垄断法》（the Clayton Act）”。（科技网站The Verge）

    * 商业内幕网站的马特•罗索夫以谷歌（Google）庞大的产品组合为证，声称谷歌正在为成另一个微软（Microsoft）。（Business Insider）

    * Facebook, which is inching closer to an IPO, reached a settlement with the FTC after the federal government accused the social networking champ of engaging in "unfair and deceptive" practices regarding privacy, including the act of making user information public without warning or consent. Facebook will now submit to privacy audits every two years and has also split the role of Chief Privacy Officer into two positions. In a lengthy blog post, Zuckerberg admitted the company has "made a bunch of mistakes" and pledged to make it "the leader in transparency and control." (FTC, Facebook, and TechCrunch)

    * Path, the private social networking app that emphasizes sharing with close friends and family, released a version 2.0 software update that changes things up for the better. "Our mission with Path was to create something you felt you could put your whole life into," Dave Morin, Path CEO and former Facebook employee, told Fortune last week. To that end, the redesigned Path now presents a more holistic approach with a smooth, streamlined interface, allowing its 1 million-plus users to listen to music others are listening to within the app thanks to iTunes integration and chronicle when users are sleeping and waking up.

    * Bids for Yahoo (YHOO) are coming in, with at least two reportedly coming from private equity firms, valuing the Internet company at more than $20 billion. If true, both bids would be on the lower end of what media had been speculating during recent months. (All Things D and Business Insider)

    * Spotify will reportedly start offering Facebook-like apps that will tack on more features to the growing music streaming service. An "app finder" could allow users to read reviews as they listen to corresponding music, while one app may display lyrics as a song plays. (The Wall Street Journal)

    * Highlights from the FCC's 109-page report "slamming" AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile. "Staff thus finds ... that the proposed transaction would likely lead to a substantial lessening of competition in violation of the Clayton Act," one part reads. (The Verge)

    * Business Insider's Matt Rosoff explains why Google (GOOG) is turning into Microsoft (MSFT), pointing to examples from within the company's huge product portfolio. (Business Insider)