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Kevin Systrom / Instagram:
Thank you, and we're listening  —  Yesterday we introduced a new version of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service that will take effect in thirty days.  These two documents help communicate as clearly as possible our relationship with the users of Instagram so you understand how your data will be used …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
No, Instagram can't sell your photos: what the new terms of service really mean  —  Turns out no one really trusts Facebook after all  —  You agree that a business may pay Instagram to display your photos in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions without any compensation to you.
Stilgherrian / Crikey:
Users snap over Instagram, but should have seen it coming  —  The online world was abuzz with Instagram's hardline terms of use changes.  But users should know what they're getting themselves in for when using social media platforms.  —  A frantic fart of fear frothed forth over changes …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Instagram backlash is Flickr's gain
Wayne Lam / iSuppli:
Samsung Displaces Nokia as Top Cellphone Brand in 2012 and Takes Decisive Smartphone Lead Over Apple  —  For the first time in 14 years, wireless communications giant Nokia will not sit atop the global cellphone business on an annual basis at the end of 2012—with Samsung set to seize the mobile handset market's top rank.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
Nokia CEO: We have to move with more urgency (Q&A)  —  Stephen Elop speaks to CNET and weighs in on the cultural shift at Nokia, why he went with AT&T as an exclusive partner, and what keeps him up at night.  —  Nokia has undergone a significant cultural and identity shift under the leadership of CEO Stephen Elop.
Jason Del Rey / AdAge:
Facebook Prepares to Bring Video Ads to News Feed, Aims for TV Dollars  —  But Will TV Ads Disrupt Social Experience?  —  Facebook is set to unveil a new video-ad product in the first half of next year in its largest attempt to date to attract big swaths of ad dollars from TV advertisers …
Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
European Antitrust Case Against Google Moves Towards Settlement As Well  —  Google seems to have stared down antitrust concerns both at home and abroad, with the help of its Chairman Eric Schmidt.  —  The company has been given a new deadline of January 2013, said Joaquin Almunia …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
iOS 6 Adoption Grows 29% Over The Weekend As People Finally Update After Google Maps Arrives  —  Apple Maps was so bad that people refused to upgrade to iOS 6 until they could get Google Maps, says data from massive mobile ad exchange MoPub.  The 12,000 apps it supports saw a 29 percent increase …
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Apple Wins Ruling in Motorola Mobility Patent Case at ITC  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone didn't violate patent rights owned by Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Motorola Mobility for a sensor that prevents accidental hang-ups, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge said today.
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Report: data caps just a “cash cow” for Internet providers  —  Why do so many Americans now live with Internet data caps—and what are these caps doing to the future of broadband?  Those are the questions posed by a new paper from the New America Foundation, which wants to shake up the lethargy …
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
No, Let's Talk About Video Game Violence  —  Gaming's soul is sick.  And gamers hate talking about it.  —  Adam Lanza was a gamer.  —  This fact has been reported, re-reported, and rehashed to the extent that it's now part of the killer's capsule bio: Young.  White.  Male.  Asperger's.
More: WorldViews and The Verge.  Tweets: @realdonaldtrump and @lewiep
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
To stream everywhere, Netflix encodes each movie 120 times  —  Xboxes, iPads, connected TVs: Netflix streams to a lot of different devices.  More than 900, to be precise.  And many of them have different screen sizes, bitrate requirements and codec support.
Brittany Darwell / Inside Facebook:
Facebook to remove attribution when pages post via third-party apps  —  Facebook today let developers know that it will be removing attribution from page posts that are made through third-party applications like HootSuite.  —  Previously, these page posts would appear in the feed and on pages' Timelines with a “via [app name]” link.
David Meyer / GigaOM:
Wunderlist 2 finally appears, with features pointing to a more collaborative future  —  Fans of Wunderlist will want to click on ‘update’ - two years after it first delivered for the web and iPhone, Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder has finally rolled out version 2 of the service for iPhone, Mac, Android, Windows and the web.
More: TUAW and The Verge
Associated Press:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donating $500 million in stock to Silicon Valley charity  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity to focus on health and education issues.  —  The gift of 18 million Facebook shares …
Michael Peck / Defense News:
Microsoft Wants to Kinect with Pentagon  —  Microsoft hopes its popular Kinect gaming accessory will score with veterans who need physical therapy.  —  The software behemoth has paired the Kinect with off-the-shelf software in a package that can be used by injured soldiers and veterans …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Apple API Strengthens Facebook Ads By Letting You Install App Store Apps Without Leaving FB For iOS 6  —  Facebook and Apple grew closer today as mobile app install ads in Facebook for iOS 6 now allow users to download apps from the App Store via pop-up instead of interrupting users and forcing them to leave Facebook.

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