Posts Tagged ‘ privacy ’

WTF Is Up With England
If there was ever a poster child country for the world as foreseen by George Orwell it has to be England. This was the country of my birth and even though I originally left with my mother ... continue
This is the end, my friend [Privacy and Social Media]
A new first for Ustream.tv and possibly the net, a birth was streamed live to the world today from West Pennsylvania. At the time of writing I can't find a recording of the birth, with only a ... continue
Oops…Wrong Button
Ticketek -- the Australian equivalent to America's Ticketmaster -- seems to have an "Expose Private Info to the Internet" button within its internal mail client. Someone at the ticketing agency recently sent out a message to all its ... continue
You Can Soon Escape Yahoo’s Customized Ads
Yahoo! Inc. will offer users greater choice in how they manage their privacy online by enabling them to opt-out of customized advertising on Yahoo.com. This move came as Yahoo's response to a letter sent by congressmen from ... continue
Your Public Photos Could Become My Disguise
Your online photo collection could soon be used to disguise strangers. Scientists at Columbia University have come up with facial swapping software that uses publicly posted pictures as a kind of high-tech camouflage. The concept's being suggested ... continue
Google Makes Privacy More Public
Google's turning a new eye to privacy -- a topic high on many minds following its lost battle to protect YouTube users' data this week. The recently revamped "Privacy" section -- now accesssible at the bottom of the ... continue