- Draft Privacy legislation was released in Congress this week. Analysis here and here. Notably, the proposed legislation does not mandate “opt in” by consumers before their information can be tracked.
- Meanwhile, the old media death spiral continues, while Google readies its e-book plan .
- In cloud computing news, Blockbuster Video is launching an API called “Blockbuster Everywhere” to deliver films and other content to select phones, game consoles, and certain point-of-sale locations. — Glen Westerback
- Google has been working to counter the privacy backlash that followed the release of Buzz. Privacy watchdog EPIC is complaining to federal regulators that Google has gone too far.
- The U.S. Department of Justice is creating an IP Task Force to ramp up IP enforcement efforts.
- Advertisers are increasingly cautious about taking out advertisements aimed at children; not surprisingly, this is hurting the bottom line of children’s magazines.
- Wireless operators are forming an alliance to challenge Apple’s domination of the mobile Apps market by creating a set of shared open standards for developers.
- White House officials are increasingly using Twitter to disseminate information to the press.
- The results of a new survey indicate that 40% of U.S. households have no broadband access to the Internet.
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May 5, 2010 3:45 pm | 
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