OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate debates patent reform

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants web companies to provide better security for users on public WiFi.

Rosetta Stone thinks Google should be liable for putting ads on sites with counterfeit content.

NAB President Gordon Smith says Time Warner and DISH Network are hoarding spectrum.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the FCC has overstepped its bounds.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) has apparently taken to blocking some reporters, such as the Dallas Morning News’ Tom Benning, from following him on Twitter. Reports of Perry blocking reporters first surfaced in October; the Governor reportedly controls his own account. His office did not respond to Benning’s requests for comment.