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For Privacy Advocates, Facebook's 'Next Best Thing' Doesn't Cut It

The dust kicked up by the Facebook Beacon debacle is still settling, and the latest development involves a "cy pres," or "next best thing," settlement proposal that would call for Facebook to establish a foundation to help make Web users more aware of their privacy rights. Critics needled that offer last week, noting that the world already has lots of foundations for that -- and none are controlled by Facebook.
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Ripping the Wrong Page From Apple's E-Playbook

Amazon is beginning to discover that selling e-books is not going to be the same as selling music online. The company may have thought it could bolster its Kindle by taking a loss on e-book titles, iTunes-style. However, with the launch of its iPad, Apple is taking a very different tack, giving publishers sweet deals and forcing Amazon to knuckle under.
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		Re: Ripping the Wrong Page From Apple's E-Playbook	2	chano1	2010-02-08 13:28:15
		Re: The Unique Role of the Board Strategist	3	Teddistefano	2010-02-06 04:55:11
		Re: Yahoo Eyes Turnaround in the Making	2	anthois	2010-02-05 17:18:23
		Re: Google-China Skirmish Mushrooms Into Foreign Policy Brawl	2	PoeticJustice	2010-02-05 15:03:36
		Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?	73	priceline59	2010-02-05 05:42:43
		Please respond all of you who have been suspended by ebay wrongly	215	skiber	2010-02-04 22:56:12
		Re: Startup, Know Thyself: Q&A With Sierra Ventures Managing Director Tim Guleri	2	random89	2010-01-29 05:41:13
		Re: Are Concert-Goers the Losers in Ticketmaster-Live Nation Deal?	2	truthdispenser	2010-01-26 13:02:26
		Re: Disaster Recovery Is Not a 'Project'	2	andrewbarnes	2010-01-22 07:15:12
		Re: The Elasticity of the Cloud	2	barbara789	2010-01-18 02:36:49
		Re: Integration and Analytics: The Online Shopper's Best Friends	2	amaass	2010-01-15 12:19:08
		Re: Keeping It Real for Cross-Border Online Shoppers	2	jacobbs	2010-01-14 17:07:35
		Re: Tech Sector Primed for Comeback in 2010	2	JimJoyceXerox	2010-01-14 09:26:13
		Re: Apple to Introduce Mobile Advertising Into Its Ecosystem	2	deancollins	2010-01-06 11:44:44
		Re: The Coming Wave of Smart Grids, Smart Energy and Smart Appliances	2	GregMG451	2010-01-06 07:46:18
		Re: Outsourcing the Carbon Accounting Chore	2	FirstCarbon	2010-01-04 12:36:45
		Re: Customers Give Big E-tail Big Love in Holiday Satisfaction Survey	2	brandon899	2009-12-31 15:48:27
		Re: The Time Is Ripe for Private Clouds in the Public Sector	2	mnh00	2009-12-28 09:40:24
		Re: Site Search: Please Shoppers and Boost Your Bottom Line	2	talyarj	2009-12-28 02:27:40
		Re: Funding a Tech Startup: Getting Creative	2	dennisyu	2009-12-26 03:01:17