News bites: Dotcom launches new file-sharing site

Kim Dotcom, who is facing Internet piracy charges, launched a new file-sharing website, The Wall Street Journal reports.

An executive from China's Huawei said U.S. claims that the company is a security risk are just trade protectionism that will hurt consumers, The Associated Press writes. 

France has proposed an Internet tax on the collection of personal data, according to The New York Times.

Friends and supporters gathered for a memorial service in New York City for Internet activist Aaron Swartz, The Associated Press reports. 

Dish fired back at CBS in a new ad for quashing an award for its Hopper ad-skipping service, Deadline explains.