The Privacy Reasons Why Obama Should Ditch YouTube Source: CNET.com
President-elect Barack Obama has now posted his second weekly address to YouTube, and it has already gotten more than 411,000 views. A week ago, I criticized the use of YouTube by Obama's transition team, calling it a no-bid giveaway to the Google-owned video-sharing site.
Privacy Groups Ask for Online 'Do Not Track' List Source: Wired News
A coalition of privacy and consumer advocacy groups are asking government regulators to create a "Do Not Track" list that Americans can use to block online advertisers from silently recording people's browsing habits. Advertisers use the data to display targeted ads.