reporter: in today's tech bytes, google really, really wants to remain the default search engine in firefox. the search giant is reportedly paying the company just under $300 million for each of the next three years. microsoft bing search service also bid for the privilege. >>> amazon has sent out an update for its kindle fire to fix the tablet's sluggish operation. if you haven't received it yet, you can download it manually. scientists at the university of missouri are claiming a major breakthrough in dental health. it's a plasma toothbrush that disinfects and cleans out cavities in just 30 seconds, but it's for dentists, not personal use at home. >>> once again our aerospace defense system will be watching for unidentified flying reindeer. norad will track santa and his sleigh on christmas eve. you can get updates by phone, e- mail, social media sites and for the first time this year smart phone apps. those are your tech bytes, i'm sunni hoffman. >>> i heard about the house being burnt down and i decided to give them my $300 in my bank account. >> that's fisher cook, a third grader who d

california. xoxoxgxgxgxgxgxgxgxg7 >>> google really, really wants to remain the default search engine in firefoxg the company under 300 million dollars for each of the next three years. microsoft's bing service also bid for the privilege. >> amazon sent out update for kindle fire to fix the sluggish operation. you can download it manually. >> scientists at university of missouri claiming major breakthrough in dental health a plasma toothbrush that cleans out cavities in 30 seconds for dentists not personal use at home. >>> once again, aerospace defense system will be watching for unidentified flying reindeer. norad will start tracking santa and his sleigh christmas eve. this year for the first time you can get information from smartphone apps. >> this will be a brighter holiday for thousands from san jose to the central valley thanks to a music legend. rap artist and oakland native mc hammer helping volunteers pass out 25 pound bags of free food and 10 pound bags of toilet tree items in san jose yesterday this is a -- free items in san jose yesterday. this collaboration. >> the spirit of giving

the google deal may be helping keep firefox alive. mozilla's financial statements show google accounted for 86% of the company's revenue in 2009. >>> good news for one city, cheaper water bills and possible refunds. a judge ordered golden state water to lower rates by a total of $300,000 because the utility has been overcharging its customers. this affects the city of bay point which is near pittsburg. in addition, over the next three years, golden state water will have to repay customers what they were overcharged. the private utility is also facing a $1 million fine from the state of california. >>> for some south bay golfers, the only birdies they're getting are in the form of geese. canadian geese are taking over the sunnyvale muni golf course. they're mucking up the greens, thinning the fairways and of course leaving their signature droppings behind. the big concern is nearby moffitt field. they're doing their best to keep the geese away and keep aircraft safety. golfers were the ones annoyed by the big birds today. >> i try not

two of them, bing and firefox. others have been slow.iticians are very concerned that self-regulation from industry is not working, because there are a lot of bad actors mixed in with the good. host: good morning. caller: i was wondering, you realize there is a way to disable all of your cookies on your browser. thank you. host: thank you, grace. guest: again, to belabor this point, without federal law, sometimes when you think you are opting out, you're not. host: from dave, an e-mail -- you have less privacy in a store than online. guest: yes, they are tracking you. they are watching. they want to know what you're into. they see you in camping gear. they will set up something to get you to buy. marketing firms are smart. they extend that to the internet. host: good morning. time for a quick question. caller: how much does the federal government spend on tracking? how much would they save by passing laws by keeping track of these trends? guest: i don't know. there are disclosure policies. go to whitehouse.gov. it is linked up with other