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Did we declare privacy dead this week?

At Supernova confab, neither Jeff Jarvis nor Danah Boyd could pinpoint a fix for online privacy worries, but they agreed that our misguided attempts to define privacy are part of the problem.

Laying the grid for <br />the electric car

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Cutting data costs; making video calls

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    Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.

  2. Apple tries to patent travel, hotel, shopping apps

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    The company applied for a patent on mobile applications for booking flights and hotels, as well as mobile shopping services.

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    Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman appreciates adventure, and as part of his, he went to see Harley-Davidson put together the machines that will take countless people on endless journeys.

  4. Justice Department sues Oracle, alleging fraud

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    Lawsuit claims government agencies, under a contract that involved "hundreds of millions of dollars in sales," got deals "far inferior" to those Oracle gave its commercial clients.

  5. Week in review: Jailbreaking goes legit

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    Copyright office says bypass is legal, while Wikileaks publishes classified documents on the war in Afghanistan. Also: New Apple desktops.

  1. A reality check on Jobs' 3G network complaint

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  2. Study: iPad owners are selfish, unkind antigeeks

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  3. BlackBerry revamp to take on iPhone?

    July 28, 2010 1:39 PM PDT

  4. Microsoft's 'Street Slide' takes aim at StreetView

    July 28, 2010 2:17 PM PDT

  5. Security researcher demonstrates ATM hacking

    July 28, 2010 5:04 PM PDT

  6. Netflix delights studios with big checks

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  7. New Droid X ad laughs at Apple's bumpers

    July 28, 2010 11:20 PM PDT

  8. Searchable Facebook user data posted to Pirate Bay

    July 29, 2010 12:20 PM PDT

  1. Get a free DVD-to-iPhone converter

    July 30, 2010 8:41 AM PDT

  2. Apple tries to patent travel, hotel, shopping apps

    July 30, 2010 10:43 AM PDT

  3. Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?

    July 30, 2010 11:01 AM PDT

  4. Ask Maggie: On cutting data costs and making video calls

    July 30, 2010 4:00 AM PDT

  5. 360 Panorama does instant, awesome panoramas

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  6. Did Dell tech support display woman's naked pics?

    July 30, 2010 1:46 PM PDT

  1. Facebook's IPO stalling: Are we even still surprised?

    July 30, 2010 1:23 PM PDT

    from CNET

  2. RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad*

    July 30, 2010 10:21 PM PDT

    from The Register

  3. Discovering Who To Follow

    July 30, 2010 8:05 PM PDT

    from Twitter Blog

  4. Samsung Plans Android-Based Tablet; Everybody?s Doing It

    July 30, 2010 4:54 PM PDT

    from BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily

  5. Advertising: Barnes & Noble Plans Big Push for Nook E-Reader

    July 30, 2010 5:30 AM PDT

    from New York Times

  6. Steve Ballmer on the iPad: The transcript

    July 30, 2010 1:39 PM PDT

    from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine

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    I frankly don't see Facebook's future myself. Remember when MySpace was the big deal back around 2003 or so? What is it now? I think Google is waiting to make sure they have the right model and will jump back in again.

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