Facebook search highlights importance of privacy settings

As I write, Jay – Z is a trending topic on Twitter. Every few seconds a flurry of tweets arrive containing links and comments about the release of his new music video, Run This Town. A similar thing is happening on Facebook.
On Facebook the search term “Jay – Z” results in a long list [...]

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I’m against airport body scanners

I’m dead against the proposed new airport body scanners that can see through clothes.
It’s not that I’m a prude. If someone is desperate enough to want to see me in the nick then go for it. Take a free shot – but be prepared to be disappointed. But it’s the imposition of the authoritative gaze [...]

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The Fractalization of the Public and Private

I sense my thesis will address the issue of what constitutes the private and public. Social networking and social networks can be particularly problematic when it comes to defining what is a private or public space.
As Patricia Lange points out, a number of scholars draw the private and public divide without defining what is meant [...]

Can You See Me Now?

Drawing on work from Altman, Tufekci believes that the manner in which teenagers approach online interactions can best be understood as a process of optimisation. By this it is meant that individuals in fact want to be seen and use information about themselves as a way to be noticed but also being mindful of the [...]

Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck

Here’s a few comments on an article from Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies London, Los Angeles, New Delhi and Singapore Vol 14(1): 13–20
Facebook’s Privacy TrainwreckExposure, Invasion, and Social Convergencedanah boydHarvard University and University of California-Berkeley, USA
Boyd argues that changes made to the public feed feature on Facebook have significanly altered [...]

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Privacy International complains about Gmail

Privacy International lodged a complaint with a number of privacy regulators around the world about targeted advertising in Gmail.

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Official Google Blog: Google search privacy: Plain and simple

Official Google Blog: Google search privacy: Plain and simple
Search queries saved in logs: Misspelled search terms, prompts for “did you mean”.
IP address: Search results returned to the correct computer. Can tell which provider and general location.
Cookies: Small file stored on computer. Reminds of preferences from last time. Search results per pages and language preference
Log of [...]

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