UK gov't rubber-stamps Phorm technologyZDNet UK, UK –5 hours agoThe UK government has said it is confident that future Phorm ad-serving technology will conform to UK privacy and data protection laws, … More: continued here

Royal Mail has said it is “confident” that its letters services “will be maintained” if the Communication Workers Union (CWU) goes ahead with a proposed three-day strike beginning next Tuesday (23 September). More: continued here

The Oak Ridge Boys auctioning off private performance on eBayProvidence Eyewitness News, RI –2 hours agoBut he says if they have to go to Alaska that would be cool too. The concert has a starting bid of $25000. The eBay auction runs through Sunday. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles E. Schumer say they are stepping up their efforts to rename the Waterville post office after Cpl. John P. Sigsbee, a Waterville native killed in action while serving in Iraq. More: continued here

Farmer Jailed After Shots Fired At Post OfficeCBS 46, GA –2 minutes agoA south Georgia farmer is in jail after police said he fired a gun at another man outside a south Georgia post office. Lee County Chief Deputy Dennis Parker … More: continued here

ABC News Those initially denied get second chance at disaster food stampsWBXH, LA –4 hours agoBATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Thousands of emergency food stamp applicants are about to get a second chance if they were turned away the first time around. …DSS secretary resigns; new food stamp sites open in CenlaAlexandria …

The direct mail industry is bracing itself for three days of Royal Mail strikes that have been announced today. More: continued here

Post Office Scuffle Ends In Shooting, ArrestWSBtv.com, GA –2 minutes agoLee County Chief Deputy Dennis Parker said it happened Monday morning around 7:40 when a man ambushed another outside the Smithville Post Office. … More: continued here

Broadband News Post Office cuts the cost of broadbandBroadband Expert, UK –3 hours agoThe of the more recent players to enter the world of broadband is the Post Office, which started offering broadband services last summer. … More: continued here

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) — Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bankruptcy, the largest in history, sent the firm’s employees to EBay Inc.’s auction sites to offer knick-knacks and memorabilia. And parting shots. More: continued here