By Chloe Albanesius PCMAG.com

Google’s revamped privacy policy was in the news again Thursday, this time with members of Congress demanding answers and Google taking to its blog todefend the changes.

Privacy was a big issue throughout the day, with news that the FBI was looking for apps that would make it easy to snoop on social networks, and Twitter announcing that it was now able to censor tweets.

Thursday was also a big day for earnings reports, fromNokia to Motorola to Ninendo. But it was AT&T that made the most headlines, thanks to a rant from CEO Randall Stephenson about the way the FCC handled the now-defunct carrier’s efforts to acquire T-Mobile.

Apple was again in the headlines, this time for how the overseas workers assembling its products are treated. Here in the states, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that employees would be able to take advantage of a new discount on company gadgets.

Also making headlines on Thursday:

• Google Kills Android Menu Button, Replaces It with Action Bar: Android’s Menu button is dead. Long live the action bar?
• Spanish Group Looks to Sue FBI Over Megaupload File Loss: A Spanish group known as the Pirate Party is calling on Megaupload users to join forces and sue the FBI over the loss of their files.
• EFF: Keep Jailbreaking Legal: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is urging people to sign a petition so that jailbreaking stays legal.
• Facebook, Wash. Attorney General Sue Over ‘Likejacking’ Spam: Facebook and the Washington state attorney general’s office filed dual lawsuits against Adscend Media, an ad network accused of encouraging the spread of spam via tactics like clickjacking.
• Zynga Bingo Launches in Beta on Facebook: Game developer Zynga, which appears to be unfazed by the controversy surrounding its new iOS game Dream Heights, on Thursday launched a new social bingo game in a closed beta test on Facebook.
• Android Gains Ground on iPad in Tablet Market: When it comes to selling tablets, Apple is still the boss but sales of Android-powered devices edged in on the iPad during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to new data from Strategy Analytics.