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Facebook violates privacy law: watchdog

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the Calgary Sun OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy watchdog says Internet phenomenon Facebook breaches the law by keeping users’ personal information indefinitely — even after members close their accounts. Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says the popular social networking site should … Continue reading →

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Facebook Withdraws Changes in Data Use

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By ALAN COWELL Published: February 18, 2009 After a wave of protests from its users, the Facebook social networking site said on Wednesday that it would withdraw changes to its so-called terms of service concerning … Continue reading →

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View * view my profile * view my articles * Facebook * Twitter * LinkedIn * MySpace Facebook Responds to Concerns Over Terms of Service

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable February 16, 2009 – 3:47 pm PDT – by Adam Ostrow oday’s hoopla over changes to the Facebook Terms of Service have prompted a rare blog post from Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In the post, Zuckerberg … Continue reading →

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DMFail: Another Reason To Just Not Send Private Messages On Twitter

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on December 28, 2008 If you are the kind of person who can’t help but look when you drive by an accident scene, DMFail is for you. The site, which has been all the … Continue reading →

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Griefers attack Muslim virtual world already awash in users

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: December 11, 2008 – 11:07AM CT The idea for a virtual world focused on the Islamic lifestyle began five years ago, when CEO Mohamed El-Fatatry moved from Dubai to Finland in order … Continue reading →

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CDT to Obama: advent of “the cloud” makes privacy laws dated

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Julian Sanchez | Published: December 11, 2008 – 05:10AM CT The Center for Democracy and Technology issued a transition agenda for the incoming Obama administration Tuesday, outlining measures president-elect Barack Obama should take—both via immediate executive … Continue reading →

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Court rejects appeal over student-teacher drunk MySpace pics

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Ars Technica By Julian Sanchez | Published: December 05, 2008 – 10:01AM CT Stacy Snyder, a federal court has ruled, won’t be teaching kids the three Arrrrs any time soon: They’ve rejected Snyder’s claim that her First Amendment rights … Continue reading →

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Does Amazon’s iPhone app go too far?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: December 04, 2008 – 09:35PM CT Now that the official Amazon Mobile iPhone app is here, it’s easier than every to check prices from anywhere, even while shopping in retail stores. And … Continue reading →

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You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By JOHN MARKOFF Published: November 29, 2008 HARRISON BROWN, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in mathematics at M.I.T., didn’t need to do complex calculations to figure out he liked this deal: in exchange for letting researchers … Continue reading →

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Biggest Battle Yet For Social Networks: You, Your Identity And Your Data On The Open Web

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on November 30, 2008 Today’s the day that Facebook makes their big press push for their Facebook Connect service, which was first announced last May. The NY Times has a story giving a broad … Continue reading →

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