Facebook under investigation for privacy breaches
Facebook is being investigated by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner after a group of students from the University of Ottawa lodged a complaint following a four month study regarding privacy breaches by the site. According to the complaint, Facebook has committed several violations of Canadian privacy regulations, such as providing personal information to advertisers without consent, [...]
Privacy group asks states to investigate Myspace and Facebook
As reported by MediaPost the influential privacy organization Center for Digital Democracy has asked authorities in New York and California to investigate ad targeting on MySpace and Facebook.“Few MySpace users know what data is being collected and how it’s used,” Jeff Chester, executive director of the group, wrote in a letter sent Tuesday to state [...]
Take control of your Facebook privacy
In this recent video, Chris Kelly, Facebook Chief Privacy Officer and Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada, discuss privacy matters in general, as well as some specifics about how to tighten up your privacy settings on Facebook.
I happen to agree with Cavoukian’s assessment that privacy and security are not one of the [...]
Social Networking scams are the latest trend in ID Theft
In an interesting case of damned if you do and damned of you dont, new research shows that ID thieves browse through social networking sites to piece together valuable personal information and look for potential new victims, but, if they’ve already targeted you, your absence on those networks just might be the void they are [...]
Web 2.0 is a friendly name for big business becoming big brother
Getting you to put everything about you online IS the mission statement of Web 2.0
Web 2.0 sites, with their polished exterior, full of inviting icons, exciting videos and mobile capabilities entice the Masses to participate in what is now an established trend. New startups are popping up everyday, trying to fill a gap, grab [...]