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So, just FYI – if you’re using Internet Explorer and its cookie blocker, you might be interested to know that a recent Carnegie Mellon study revealed that about 1/3 of the 33,000 sites surveyed still allowed cookies to be installed [NY Times]

The EU is currently debating how to regulate the online ad industry in terms of targeting. One proposal is perhaps a “heavy opt-out,” meaning basically hitting users over the head with the ability to opt-out [WSJ]

Speaking of the EU, could its strict privacy laws impede the development of cloud computing? [NY Times]

Just in case you want to disable Facebook Places and aren’t sure how… [Newsday via Minneapolis Star-Tribune]

Despite its braintrust’s advanced warning that the code wouldn’t be bug free, critics aren’t holding back in evaluating Diaspora’s alpha release [Top US News]

The Wall Street Journal‘s latest Privacy series = how to protect your children’s privacy online [WSJ]

And finally, Google and German officials met today on reconciling Germany’s strict privacy regulations and Google’s Street View features/practices/policies [Reuters]

Just asking readers to register for its site has already almost cut the UK Times’ market share in half [TheNextWeb]

But, it IS offering iPad subscribers an extra month free to renew their “subscriptions” [paidcontent.org]

Is Hulu going subscription before the end of the month? [WSJ]