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October 7, 2013, 9:25 AM

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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
European Union considering tougher cloud privacy rules after surveillance disclosures  —  Europe Aims to Regulate the Cloud  —  LONDON — The words “cloud computing” never appeared in a 119-page digital privacy regulation introduced in Europe last year.  —  They do now.
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Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Urban Compass, A 5-Month-Old Startup Worth $150 Million, Will Help New Yorkers Buy — As Well As Rent — Homes  —  Ori Allon's young startup, Urban Compass, has found early traction helping New Yorkers rent apartments.  Soon, Urban Compass will help them buy apartments too.
Politico:
NSA surveillance panel shut down  —  Surveillance panel shut down  —  A panel President Barack Obama set up in August to assess the government's use of surveillance technologies hit some turbulence related to the government shutdown last week and found itself effectively frozen on Friday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen Twitter TV Rating arrives Monday, shows gap between Twitter and mass-market popularity  —  Tweets Provide New Way to Gauge TV Audiences  —  Data Show Differences Between Social-Media Service's Users, Mass-Market Viewers  —  CBS Corp.'s “The Big Bang Theory” and “NCIS” …
David Carr / New York Times:
Using Twitter, Carl Icahn can move markets  —  Using Twitter to Move the Markets  —  Last week, while everyone was wondering what Twitter is worth after the unveiling of its I.P.O., I spent some time on a little different math.  How much could a single post on Twitter be worth?  —  How about $1 billion?
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
As Twitter seeks a female board member, Costolo's sharp response to criticism on the issue attracts more criticism  —  Carrot Flop: Twitter CEO Costolo Finds Lack of Woman on Board Is No Joking Matter  —  Two weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the lack of women on the board of Twitter …
Liam Spradlin / Android Police:
Purported Service Manual Gives A Look At The Next Nexus Phone, Reveals 32GB Storage, 8MP OIS Camera, Photos, And More  —  Courtesy of an anonymous tipster, we've got a nice weekend treat for those caught up in Nexus season rumor hysteria.  A document, purported to be an internal Service Manual …

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