Seven Basic Privacy Rights Users Should Demand For Social Business
Public Outrage Grows Over Lax Privacy Polices At Popular Social Networking Sites Recent actions by social networking leaders in the market place have brought new attention to a user’s privacy rights. Despite the fact that these sites provide a freemium service to users, abuse and arrogance of a user’s privacy rights combined with user ignorance [...]
Three simple principles of cloud trust
In the last few days, both Facebook and OnStar have come under attack for tracking users who have logged out (Facebook) or unsubscribed (OnStar). Related Posts Facebook and OnStar face similar privacy accusations Facebook denies privacy accusations, shows ‘big brother paternalism’ Both companies have denied wrongdoing: Facebook claims no problem because it tracks only to [...]
Facebook denies privacy accusations, shows ‘big brother paternalism’
Facebook responded today to allegations that the company tracks users who have logged out of facebook.com. Read also: Facebook and OnStar face similar privacy accusations A Facebook spokesperson offered the following comment: Facebook does not track users across the web. Instead, we use cookies on social plugins to personalize content (e.g. Show you what your friends liked), to [...]
The Entropy of Social Networks: Google Plus vs Facebook?
Yes, we have a new social network and I am a proud profile carrying member of the new elite created by an artificial scarcity of invites. A technique now pretty much a requirement for launching anything new that’s social with 2 benefits, the obvious bu…
Gmail’s Most Ridiculous, Idiotic, Intrusive, Useless Feature Ever.
Google keeps on coming up with new features at a rapid pace, some making it to adulthood soon, others stuck in “labs” mode forever, some we like, other’s less so – to each their own. But I’ve never thought the day would come I would write the words utterly ridiculous, iditiotic, intrusive, with absolute certainly [...]
Facebook and T-Mobile Launch Bobsled. With Huge Privacy Glitch. Or is it By Design? Skype, Google Voice and Telcos Beware, Anyway…
Out of left field, T-Mobile and Facebook launched Bobsled, a VOIP service that allows voice calls to anyone on your Facebook list for free. At this moment the entire blogging world is busy writing about it, so I skip the basics… and just run to some funny experience while testing it. First, here’s how you [...]
I Don’t ‘Like’ to Annoy my Friends
While I was well aware (how could you not be) that Facebook has been on a mission to place ‘Like’ buttons everywhere, apparently I wasn’t paying attention when the company decided to handle how they manage those ‘Likes’. I dropped by my Wall earlier today and found that now everything I ‘Like’ is posted there. I [...]
Fear of Facebook: Thoughts On The Meaning of Social
Things aren’t getting any better in terms of privacy related fears. My friend @mauricioswg recently asked on twitter: “Would Facebook revert to being more private with a massive movement of account cancellations?” Great question. Facebook hasn’t needed to deal with that kind of churn so far. But look how fast myspace lost its mojo. The [...]
Dell Knows My Facebook Friends!
Okay, this is just a little creepy. I’m sure I’m late to the party, but I just noticed this. I was looking at a Dell laptop, and suddenly a good friend’s name popped out at me. Seems he had clicked a Facebook “Like” button on the same product along with 646 others. Of course Dell [...]
Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant
Warning: I think I’m becoming a curmudgeon – except that title has until now been reserved for somebody else . But I still have doubts about the recent transaction: LastPass acquired Xmarks. I really liked Xmarks – when it was Foxmarks. A simple bookmark synchronization service that would keep your Firefox up-to-date no matter where [...]
