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FISA Court Rubber Stamps Continued Collection Of Metadata On Every Single …TechdirtEven though the same thing has been rubber stamped every few months for at least the past seven years, this time there was an attempt at a full justification for why it made sense. Of course, since it was …

A 38 percent increase reignites criticism that the government sold a majority of Britain’s main postal service too cheaply. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Buying frenzy could make Royal Mail sell-off most successful everTelegraph.co.ukBy the market close on Friday, Royal Mail's share price had risen 38 per cent from 330p to 455p — beating first-day gains by both British Telecom and Railtrack. The jump in the Royal Mail share price meant 690,000 retail …

The Guardian (blog) Just what the privatisation of Royal Mail will deliver remains to be seenThe Guardian (blog)The parallel with the Royal Mail is not exact, of course. The state is retaining a 30% stake for the time being, and it would not be sensible for a government to try …

Telegraph.co.uk Rocketing Royal Mail triggers row over cheap saleTelegraph.co.ukBen Harris-Quinney, chairman of conservative think tank, the Bow Group, said: “It should now be clear to even the staunchest supporters of the government's flotation of Royal Mail that the company has been significantly undervalued.” Business Secretary … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail shares soar 38% as Labour complains of knockdown priceThe GuardianThe government has been accused of shortchanging taxpayers by selling off Royal Mail at a knockdown price after shares in the privatised postal service rose by 38% on their debut on Friday. Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, …

The biggest danger, for any front-running Canadian Football League team, rests in peaking too early, in falling victim to the complacency trap. For in this crazy three-down game, all it takes to hoist the Grey Cup is two (or three) straight wins in November. The regular season is so often …

Whether you got the shares you wanted or not, you can still profit from Royal Mail, says Richard Evans.         More: continued here

Amazon Debuts 'Login and Pay' Service to Compete With eBayHuffington PostThis week, Amazon announced a new service called "Login and Pay" that directly compete with PayPal. For the 215 million Amazon users worldwide, there's no question that this capability will make it significantly easier to purchase products on sites … …

Strong Royal Mail market debut fuels debate over priceReutersBritish Business Secretary Vince Cable again denied the government had undervalued Royal Mail, whose red mail boxes decorated with the Royal Crest are a feature of British landscapes from Land's End in southwest England to John o'Groats in the far … More: continued …