Yahoo!Tech reveals that “

[t]he European Commission is about to launch an investigation into how consumers' online data is being used by search companies, social networking Web sites and Internet service providers.  […]  Officials are particularly concerned about the growing use of deep packet inspection techniques that allow broadband providers to track online activity even if consumers have tried to delete tracking cookies set by the Web sites they visit.”

The Seattle Times has an interesting article discussing whether the emergence of cloud computing will marginalize India’s role as an outsourcing center. 

SFGate.com reports that “Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business.  The advertising-supported service will offer 1.1 million tracks, including the full catalogs of Chinese and Western music for Warner Music Group Corp., EMI Group Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music and 14 independent labels, the companies said. It will be limited to use by computers whose Internet protocol, or IP, addresses show they are in mainland China.” 

   
NetworkWorld has a useful list of the “top 10 technology skills” that are still looked for by employers despite the crisis.  

eWeek.com writes that the Department of Homeland Security “will consolidate the sources of its software licensing purchases in an effort to save more than $280 million over the next six years. The move by Secretary Janet Napolitano will it harder for solution providers to sell into DHS and make money.”