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"Facebook and the purloined next generation iPhone were undoubtedly the topics on everyone's quivering lips this week, but some other stuff went down as well: Google got called out on privacy issues, people remained stranded due to volcanic ash, some new 3D currency went into circulation, the Hitler Downfall meme went down and the Earth celebrated its official day in the sun.\nIf you had trouble keeping up with all the latest SM-related news this week, never fear \u2014 Mashable has compiled a list of the top stories from the past seven days. Read up before your (hopefully) hot blind date tonight.\n1. 10 Nations Send Open Letter to Google: Protect Our Privacy - In a letter addressed to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart and the heads of the data protection authorities in France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom have expressed their concern about various privacy issues connected to some of Google\u2019s services.\n2. iPhone 4G Spotted in the Wild [PICS] - Its the classic story of boy gets next generation iPhone. Boy loses next generation iPhone. Gadget blog buys next generation iPhone. Wait, that's not how its supposed to go...\n3. Facebook Open Graph: What it Means for Privacy - This week's f8 developers' conference heralded the advent of  ton of changes to Facebook \u2014 the introduction of the web-wide \"Like\" button, the death of Facebook Connect, the dawning of the Open Graph. The question now becomes: How does this affect our privacy?\n4. How Social Media Helped Travelers During the Iceland Volcano Eruption-  Many travelers were still stranded after the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Thankfully, social media saved the day in many cases.\n5. Even the New $100 Bill is Going 3D- Forget Avatar \u2014 Benjamin Franklin is the new 3D hotness.\n6. Google Chrome Ditches http:// - When you see some text prefixed by \u201Chttp://\u201D you automatically know that what follows is a web address, as defined by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The question is \u2014 since most web addresses are easily recognizable anyway \u2014 do you really need it?\n7. Hitler \u201CDownfall\u201D Parodies Removed from YouTube - The movie studio responsible for the award-winning, German-Austrian film Downfall (German: Der Untergang) has asked YouTube to take down several videos from the massively popular subtitled \u201CHitler finds out\u2026\u201D meme, and the site has complied.\n8. 10 Excellent Examples of Recycled Gadgetry- Just because Earth Day is over doesn't mean you should stop caring about the planet. Check out some Earth-saving tips here.\n\nFor more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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