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Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Privacy Is The New Black — After a week where Ask launched AskEraser, a product that allows users to erase their search history, and Google announced a reduction in retained data time from 2038 to 18 months, more privacy initiatives are of their way. — According to the Wall Street Journal …
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Kip Kniskern / LiveSide:
Microsoft and Ask.com call for search privacy protection — Microsoft announced Sunday evening a "commitment to call on the industry to develop global privacy principles for data collection, use and protection related to searching and online advertising." According to the press release:
Brad Stone / New York Times:
Microsoft Offers Privacy Options for its Search Engine — There's nothing like a little regulatory scrutiny to get Internet companies talking about privacy. Even if some of their words ring somewhat hollow. — The FTC, Congress and the EU are all investigating Google's proposed acquisition …
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Microsoft and Ask.com Call on Industry to Join Together to Evolve Privacy Protections for Consumers — Companies announce commitment to develop privacy principles that will enhance protections and provide more control for consumers. — Building on their respective efforts to protect consumer privacy …
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John Schwartz / New York Times:
IPhone Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over, Security Firm Says — A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in Apple's wildly popular iPhone that allows them to take control of the device. — The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators …
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Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:
LATEST UNPOPULAR FACEBOOK MOVE IS APPARENTLY A GLITCH — If anyone's added you as a friend on Facebook recently, you may notice something different: previously, upon confirming a friend request, you were redirected to a separate page that asked you to check a few boxes and fill out a text field …
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Nick Farrell / Inquirer:
Gang kidnaps top RPG player — Tortures him for his password — AN ARMED gang of four kidnapped one of the world's top RPG gamers and psychologically tortured him for five hours to get his passwords. — According to Gizmodo, the gang used one of their girlfriend's as a honey trap …
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
The Once and Future Prince — I'VE got lots of money! " Prince exults in "The One U Wanna C," a come-on from his new album, "Planet Earth" (Columbia). There's no reason to disbelieve him. With a sponsorship deal here and an exclusive show there, worldwide television appearances and music given away …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Social Network Hi5 gets $20 million — Social Networking world these days may seem like all-Facebook-all-the-time, but there are other social nets that are gaining traction, and are drawing interest from the venture capital community. Hi5, a San Francisco-based social networking start …
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Craig Newmark — A conversation with craigslist.com founder, Craig Newmark — Keywords: craigslist, technology, web 2.0, internet — A conversation with craigslist.com founder, Craig Newmark. — Charlie, you missed an opportunity to snag a topic that Craig Newmark mentioned: The Golden Rule.
Louise Story / New York Times:
Barbie Gets Another Accessory: An MP3 Player and More Stuff on Her Web Site — First, Barbie had Ken. Now, Barbie has a docking station. — A new doll hitting retail shelves this week is familiar in many ways — she's got outfits galore — but she also has some unusual features …
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Jeremy Reimer / Ars Technica:
Scratch makes programming like playing with LEGO bricks — In the past, many computer journalists have tried to explain advanced concepts such as object-oriented programming by comparing the activity to building applications by connecting smaller components in the same way a child assembles LEGO bricks.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
VisualSize To Give Accurate 3D Measurements From Photos — VisualSize, a Southern California based company, will be launching shortly with a service that will give accurate three-dimensional measurements of things inside of 2D photos. — To measure things accurately they need two photos of the same thing, but from different angles.
