Reason Morning Links: G8 Meets Today, Federal Security Flaws, Google OS to Challenge Microsoft

Radley Balko | July 8, 2009

• Obama set to talk economy with world leaders at G8 meeting—oddly in an Italian town still feeling aftershocks from big earthquake in April.

• Google to release operating system next year, expected to compete with Microsoft.

• Swiss government steps in to prevent Swiss banks from complying with U.S. demands to hand over data on customers.

• Government security failure: GAO able to smuggle bombs, detonators into federal buildings; federal cybersecurity system doesn't work.

• Good news from marijuana debate: Bong photo doesn't seem to have harmed Michael Phelps' endorsement potential at all.