Google Defends User Data Policy Despite EU Report

"Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Monday defended a policy of retaining data on Web users for up to 18 months as necessary to improve search results, responding to an EU report that saw no need for search services to keep personal data beyond six months.A group of data protection...

On Air: Cookie Monster

"s part of our In Character explorations, we convinced Cookie Monster to come to NPR's New York studios, where Elizabeth talked to him about the boundaries of his appetites"

Philadelphia Welcomes King Tut

"It's a golden opportunity for groups. Make plans now to visit Philadelphia between February 3 and September 30, 2007 for Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of Pharaohs. Philadelphia is a proud host, along with only four other cities worldwide, of the 27-month tour, which began...

The Bakers on Bagot Street

"The gloomy stretch of Bagot Street between Princess and Queen seems like a strange place to find a busy bakery like Card's. They clearly favor flavor over frill here. The shop is basic. It doesn't look particularly nice or stylish. The food doesn't either. It does, however,...

Tim Hortons in the Biosciences Complex

"I like that not all Tim Hortons are the same. The one at Princess and Clergy is textbook Kingston - decked out in limestone. There is one in my town in the Okanagan that is applicably desert themed. The Tim Hortons smack dab in the BioSci complex means business - much like...

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