A safe and happy holiday to everyone! Here are a few items that have caught my attention recently:

• The AMA has called for a ban on direct to consumer advertising of medications and implantable medical devices. A report from the AP is here.

• Some food for thought on Bibliographic Wilderness called Linked Data Caution.  Sure linked data is a great tool, but to what end is it being used and implemented? Via Ondatra iSchoolicus aka @Libskrat.

• Have you seen the recent reports about invasive permissions requested by Apps on Android phones? Visit the Pew Research Center for a through overview and analysis.