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Intriguing post about the insecurity of supposed “non”-personably identifiable data, such as zip code and birthdate. Further proof that anyone with motivation and database chops can…

In an attempt to tie up the Orwell debacle, Amazon is offering affected customers replacement copies of “1984” or “Animal Farm” and the reinstatement of any personal annotations. From the New…

In an interview with CNBC, Gary Hoenig, general manager for ESPN The Magazine, says the economic downturn put advertising in the hot seat:

… the overdependence on advertising is a real…

The New York Times’ recent piece on Evernote inadvertently cracked open an important question in the “freemium” discussion: What’s the difference between a user and a customer?

The language…