Privacy Digest

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• Why the iPhone Isn't Really RevolutionaryTim Wu points out that beneath the iPhone's snazzy design lurks a standard business model.
• The 'iPhone Killer' ArrivesAn open source, touch-screen, Linux-based phone that can be used with any GSM carrier.
• Top Secret: We're Wiretapping YouThe FBI accidentally gave a DC attorney proof that he was being wiretapped.
• Judge Dismisses New York Times LawsuitA FOIA request on warrantless wiretapping was thrown out by a federal judge, citing executive privilege.
• Net Growth Prompts Privacy UpdateThe leading industrial nations adopt new guidelines on privacy.
• EU, U.S. to Share Passenger DataA deal between the EU and the U.S. allows the storage of traveler data for up to 15 years.
• German Parliament Passes New Copyright ActReforms allow users to make personal copies, but not to 'break' DRM.
• Court Holds Belgian ISP Responsible for File SharingISPs in Belgium are ordered to police their networks for piracy.
• Digital Music Sales Flex MusclesDoes good news for digital sales mean bad news for the traditional album?
• '>Fake Steve Jobs: How I Put Labels on a LeashTells the story of how the major labels handed Apple an 80% share of the digital music market.

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