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    • Microsoft to set time limit for storing data on Web searches

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      Microsoft is announcing changes to its privacy policy Monday that set a time limit on how long the company will retain data about customer queries through its search engine. The policy, seen as an attempt to distinguish itself from Google, also allows people to opt out of targeted ads by third-party advertisers using Microsoft's Windows Live service.

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    • Wikipedia To Check I.D.s

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      By allowing expert contributors to remain anonymous, Wikipedia’s plan does seem to raise a question: might it be a good idea simply to abandon the tradition of “screen names” that has grown up with the Web, and start encouraging people to use their real names when they contribute to discussion or debate online?

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      Powerful X-ray machine debuts in Phoenix

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      The so-called "backscatter" technology has been controversial, with critics saying the high-resolution images are too invasive. But the Transportation Security Administration adjusted the machine's images so the normally graphic pictures can be blurred in certain areas while still being effective at detecting concealed weapons or other threats.

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    • Warnings Over Privacy of U.S. Health Network

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      As Bush follows industry's push to put all of our health records online - no one competent is in place to secure the data. Even the policies that might be used to do so haven't really been thought out. Microsoft and IBM will push for a big piece of this action. How about privacy first, networking second?

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    • Judge Limits New York Police Taping

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      In yesterday’s ruling, Judge Haight, of United States District Court in Manhattan, found that by videotaping people who were exercising their right to free speech and breaking no laws, the Police Department had ignored the milder limits he had imposed on it in 2003.

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    Jeff comments on:

    Feds catch radioactive cat on Interstate 5

    Personally, I’m glad to hear the U.S. is deploying (and has the capability) these devices. I’m skeptical of the casual anecdote that this agent shared at a community meeting.

    I would like the government to be more forthcoming about their domestic spying – at the very least with Congress – so we can have the appropriate Constitutional checks and balances.

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    2:19 pm 3/24/08
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    Politics | FBI aims to amass huge database of people\\\\\\\'s physical characteristics | Seattle Tim

    I hope you are joking.

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    4:15 pm 12/25/07
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    rwtaylor comments on:

    Politics | FBI aims to amass huge database of people\\\\\\\'s physical characteristics | Seattle Tim

    great !!!

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    2:29 pm 12/24/07
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    Jon comments on:

    Amazon database would put shoppers' intimate details on the line

    This kind of intrusive corporate snooping is above and beyond the pale. I really wish we had a law that would allow me to get companies to *remove* data about me from their files.

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    10:00 am 8/12/06
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    Billbar comments on:

    OS X 10.4.7 Phones Home To Cupertino

    Seems innocuous like what iTunes did, but does feel Microsoftian. Probably can be circumvented easily, like in iTunes. But Apple is a large multinational corporation and thus is evil by definition, so a little paranoia is healthy.

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    5:37 am 7/06/06
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    Jeff

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    Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.

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    a geek, a crazy cyclist, and somebody who just wants to see the world become a happier place.

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    former US Marine, retired police. . .nothing of interest. . .

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