Links for Monday July 11^th, 2011

• Careful: The FB-eye may be watching: Bizarre story from mid 2003.

• DOJ: We can force you to decrypt that laptop: I'm with the EFF on this one — I don't think the government should be allowed to force people to decrypt their data.

• Those Thin iPad 2 Smart Covers Mean Fat Profits for Apple: I finally broke down and bought a Smart Cover before my trip, and while it works as advertised, I couldn't help but feel that I was being extorted. I mean, the Smart Cover clearly doesn't cost $40 to make, and I bet that the profit margin on the thing is higher than 50%.