From the feature well: Being green isn’t easy for IT. Determining long-term savings for a bunch of new laptops, or figuring out how to set up your server racks to maximize energy efficiency can be incredibly complex. “It’s likely that you [have] seemingly more important things on the brain than developing a strategy for a greener, more energy-efficient operation,” Ted Samson writes in Four reasons to cultivate greener IT. First, the money. “Less energy consumption means lower bills — and here’s the kicker: You’re likely burning (or cooling) away thousands of dollars each year paying for energy that’s really not contributing to your bottom line.” But it doesn’t stop there, no, that’s only the beginning. Related: The continued greening of IT. Special: Search engines including Google, Microsoft Live Search and Yahoo store more than most folks think. Take queried terms, for instance, along with the date and time it was processed, your IP address and a cookie-based ID. “If all this sounds Big Brother-ish to you, you’re not alone,” writes Mary Brandel of Computerworld, in What search engines store about you. The question, of course, is why? Well, they claim it helps them personalize. But it’s not just the search engines who have such data.The news beat: Researchers at SPI Dynamics point out a security risk in Apple’s iPhone that hackers could use to attack the device and monitor phone calls. The IT Policy Compliance Group details a report stating that 90 percent of companies fail compliance efforts when it comes to data-handling regulations and reducing the potential for information leaks. And hundreds of groups and individuals weigh in on Net Neutrality during the final day of submitting opinions to the FCC. Technology Industry