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Microsoft and your privacy
Food for thought … What is the “Spy Guide”? The Global Criminal Compliance Handbook is a quasi-comprehensive explanatory document meant for law enforcement officials seeking access to Microsoft’s...
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It’s time to push for online privacy
The argument about the generation growing up with social media and handheld audio/visual recording devices (otherwise known as mobile phones) is a pretty good one. I wouldn’t disparage the generation...
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Facebook and privacy
The huge social networking site (and new heavyweight champs of the internet for the foreseeable future) has an absolutely terrible record regarding privacy. This post from the Information Technology...
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Facebook is a privacy nightmare
Here’s a timeline of the social networking site’s eroding privacy policy courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. From the link: Since its incorporation just over five years ago, Facebook has...
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Third party Facebook privacy fix
If you use Facebook, running this tool is a pretty good idea. It’ll at least let you find out exactly what parts of your profile are exposed where and to whom. With the steady diet of privacy setting...
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Even more on social media and privacy
And this one isn’t just limited to Facebook. Social networking sites may be sharing a lot more of your identifying data with their advertisers than you realize. From the link: A report in the Wall...
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Over half of Facebook users may quit?
I find this poll very dubious to say the least. I’m guessing there’s a serious methodology issue in the surveyed population. A very tech savvy crowd would have a much higher awareness of Facebook...
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Google’s Chrome OS coming out this fall
As much as I love the Chrome browser, I don’t see myself switching to the Chrome OS, but it will be very interesting to see how quickly it’s adopted and how it actually works out in the wild stability-...
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Food for online privacy thought
Three recent articles to ponder about how much — or really, how little — your online privacy is protected. First up, from the Wall Street Journal, your data is money. I’m pretty sure just about anyone...
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An argument against online privacy regulation
I ran a muli-part post covering some of the more chilling aspects of online privacy last weekend, largely quoting the excellent Wall Street Journal series on the subject. This weekend here’s the best,...
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Google’s Eric Schmidt is losing his mind
What’s the deal with CEOs of big name internet companies going off the rails? Here’s Yahoo’s Carol Bartz from back in May, and now Google’s Eric Schmidt has made an increasing series of completely...
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Balancing national security and privacy on the internet
An interesting breakdown on the current state of online privacy versus national security. From the link: In the wake of revelations that the US military network was compromised in 2008, and that US...
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“Do Not Track” movement gaining traction in DC
“Do Not Track” would be akin to the “Do Not Call” list opt-out consumer registry to prevent unsolicited sales pitches and other calls, and right now looks to have a legitimate shot at reaching the...
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Watch out for Facebook’s “groups” overhaul
Once again Facebook creates a PR headache for itself with the changes to Facebook groups. You just might find yourself part of a group you don’t really want to be a member of … From the link: That was...
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History sniffing, one more online privacy issue
I have to admit I had never heard of history sniffing before reading this story. Makes me doubly glad I use Chrome for my browser. From the link: The Web surfing history saved in your Web browser can...
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