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The recent privacy flap surrounding Facebook got me thinking. Exactly how much are we all sharing? What can be learned from it? And how much of any of this does the average person know or understand? I decided to take myself as a case study. I may not be the average user - and most of you who read this
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has published a pair of guides about holding personal information online. The first guide is a Code of Practice aimed at organisations, particularly, those that sell goods and services over the web and is to help them understand the data protection law and develop good practice. The second is for individuals and is Protecting Your
It seems in the world of computers and the Internet there is always a steady stream of new things on the horizon, as well as a steady stream of new products and services. It’s been this way for many years at this point. There are always winners and losers. Winners can win big, and losers at worst fail to make
I went searching for a buddy on my Facebook profile. It wasn't there. I searched and searched, but couldn't find him. I caught him on Twitter and asked where he went. He told me that he deleted his Facebook profile due to all the privacy issues. I was not surprised - With all the issues that Facebook has seen in
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized, Amendment IV, US Consitution.
It all started with Facebook. A little blue bar on the bottom saying who was online. I turned off the online chat. Then MySpace did it. Then YouTube did it. I don't mind that they have these little "Widgets" around the site. Still - You should really ASK me before assuming I want that option turned on. Especially if you
CNet is reporting that Facebook has banned the "Top Friends" by Slide because it violated the app agreement. The installed application would apparently bypass information a user set to private. CNet found the error and reported it to Facebook. The Social Media giant then suspended the app from running on the site. There have been a couple other applications that