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Carriers with Low IQ’s

Sen. Franken is not the guy you want asking hard questions. Continue reading →

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on December 6, 2011Categories Blogroll, BusinessTags #FAIL, privacy, scandal, Science & Technology

Facebook and Privacy

Facebook and Privacy:   Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate: The only sure way to keep something private on Facebook is not to post it to Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg would never acknowledge this, but I think it will ultimately benefit both … Continue reading →

Facebook and Privacy:

 

Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate:

The only sure way to keep something private on Facebook is not to post it to Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg would never acknowledge this, but I think it will ultimately benefit both his site and its users if we adjusted our expectations about “privacy” there. You should approach Facebook as cautiously as you would approach your open bedroom window. However restrictive your privacy controls, you should imagine that everything that you post on Facebook will be available for public consumption forever. If you follow this simple rule, you’ll never be blindsided.

The article’s sub-head is a bit unfair, though:

You’re as much to blame for the site’s privacy woes as Mark Zuckerberg.

People are confused about Facebook privacy settings because Facebook wants them to be confused. It’s deliberate. That’s all on Facebook.

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(Via Daring Fireball)

I’ve long suspected this.  By making security a moving target, Facebook has made your potential control over privacy is ever improved but vastly outstrips your actual ability to implement that control.  The sagest advice is thus: “You should approach Facebook as cautiously as you would approach your open bedroom window.”  It’s all public folks.

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on December 1, 2011Categories BlogrollTags obfuscation, privacy, Science & Technology, settings

Facebook and Privacy

Facebook and Privacy:   Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate: The only sure way to keep something private on Facebook is not to post it to Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg would never acknowledge this, but I think it will ultimately benefit both … Continue reading →

Facebook and Privacy:

 

Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate:

The only sure way to keep something private on Facebook is not to post it to Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg would never acknowledge this, but I think it will ultimately benefit both his site and its users if we adjusted our expectations about “privacy” there. You should approach Facebook as cautiously as you would approach your open bedroom window. However restrictive your privacy controls, you should imagine that everything that you post on Facebook will be available for public consumption forever. If you follow this simple rule, you’ll never be blindsided.

The article’s sub-head is a bit unfair, though:

You’re as much to blame for the site’s privacy woes as Mark Zuckerberg.

People are confused about Facebook privacy settings because Facebook wants them to be confused. It’s deliberate. That’s all on Facebook.

★

 

(Via Daring Fireball)

I’ve long suspected this.  By making security a moving target, Facebook has made your potential control over privacy is ever improved but vastly outstrips your actual ability to implement that control.  The sagest advice is thus: “You should approach Facebook as cautiously as you would approach your open bedroom window.”  It’s all public folks.

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on December 1, 2011Categories BlogrollTags Facebook, privacy, Science & Technology, settings

How to Not to Take Privacy Seriously

Palm Pre debacle highlights location privacy issues | Security | iPhone Central | Macworld:

“On Wednesday mobile application developer Joey Hess wrote in his blog that the Pre periodically uploads location data to Palm. He was widely quoted, and the information left some readers upset.”

(Via Macworld.)

Duh.

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on August 13, 2009Categories Science and TechnologyTags location services, palm pre, privacyLeave a comment on How to Not to Take Privacy Seriously

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