+ TomTom to buy map supplier Tele Atlas (via Reuters)
Tele Atlas is one of the two major names in online digital maps. The other big name is Chicago’s NAVTEQ.
See Also: Tele Atlas Navigations Solutions ||| NAVTEQ Solutions

+ On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft? (via News.com)

+ Search engines race to update privacy policies (via News.com)
The major search engines are racing to outdo each other in updating their data retention policies in an attempt to assuage concerns that they keep consumer search data too long. The latest to go public with their moves are Microsoft and Yahoo. Microsoft and Ask.com also are proposing an industry effort to create voluntary standards for protecting consumer privacy with search and online ads, a move that is likely spurred by Google’s plan to acquire a leader in the online ad market.

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