Tag: privacy
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The Facebook Issue Summed Up
Award winning cartoonist Clay Bennett has managed to capture the essence of the Facebook problem in a simple yet effective cartoon: 3/30/2018- Facebook #Facebook #Facebookgate #CambridgeAnalytica https://t.co/E95zFaT0R4 pic.twitter.com/z3yqBdGWWS — Clay Bennett (@BennettCartoons) March 30, 2018
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Google To Kill Off Private Profiles
As Google rejigs its entire user interface and renames a bunch of its services to fit in with its new web 3.0 (or whatever) vision user profiles are being changed. …. From July 31st 2011 private profiles are being not only disabled, but actually deleted: The purpose of Google Profiles is to enable you to…
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The Social Network On Release In Ireland – What Do People Think Of It?
Last weekend The Social Network went on general release in the UK and Ireland. It’s currently playing in most of the cinema chains across Ireland and seems to have been well received. Have you seen it? If you have, what did you think of it? Seemingly Mark Zuckerberg isn’t overly impressed with it, but then…
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German Lawmakers Seek To Limit Usage of Social Media Info By Employers
Image via CrunchBase Germany seems to take privacy pretty seriously. According to reports this week Germany is seeking to enact legislation that would restrict the usage of information about prospective employees garnered from social media sites by employers. The legislators are drawing a line between “pure” social networking site and the more professional ones. “The…
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Facebook Privacy (Parody)
Facebook’s stance on privacy has upset a lot of people .. this video parody is pretty good:
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Zuckerberg Redefines Pretentious
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has been getting a lot of flak in recent weeks about Facebook’s attitude and handling of privacy for its users. During a recent interview Zuckerberg was asked several times about privacy. He failed to give a convincing answer. Watch the entire interview to see how Zuckerberg, yet again, redefines “pretentious” once again.…
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Twitter Is Not A Private Phonecall
Companies have embraced Twitter (or at least tried to). You’ll find companies of all shapes and sizes attempting to get to grips with the new medium. Unfortunately not all interactions will work out well for people, but they can always try again. But one thing people need to remember is that Twitter is very public.…