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This Message will Self-Destruct: New Tool Makes Online Postings
On the internet, data lives forever. Once you post something to the web, you see, you simply can't take it back. Many people have had to learn this lesson the hard way, unfortunately, after discovering that the "delete" button doesn't really work to delete something from the internet as a whole. The embarrassing missive lives on and on, in the web service's archives, in Google's cache, and eventually in the Internet Archive itself.
Strong privacy and security rules are crucial to the success of the new health insurance exchanges mandated by the Health Care Reform.1 These exchanges will require new and unique exchanges of data among state agencies, the federal government, private health plans, businesses, individuals and the exchange itself. This process will trigger the creation, collection, exchange, and disclosure of personally identifiable information. Exchanges will handle, at a minimum, basic demographic... Continued »
CDT | Center for Democracy & Technology
Facebook today announced a revamp of its user privacy controls, responding to widespread public criticism following its f8 conference product launches with systematic changes that it said came out of weeks of nights-and-weekend work by its top engineers and designers. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the release a “modern privacy system” that reflects what the site has become and incorporates feedback from users. “We made a lot of changes at the same time, and a lot of what we were trying to do we didn’t communicate that well,” said Zuckerberg. He acknowledged users felt there were so many controls that they were overwhelmed and didn’t feel comfortable sharing.
Facebook’s New Privacy Settings: Here’s What Changed
4 tools to help reclaim Facebook privacy – SciTechBlog - CNN.com
To some users and tech writers , it appears Facebook won’t let anything stand in the way of its quest for World Wide Web domination. Maybe not even its users’ privacy. As most Facebook users already know, the social networking site has yet again updated its privacy settings.
5 Essential Facebook Privacy Tips
Adam Rosenberg is the Online Community Manager at Salsa Labs . Most recently, he was the New Media Manager at the Center for Democracy & Technology where his work focused on Internet privacy, data protection, cybersecurity and open government issues. The latest changes to Facebook have seen their fair share of criticism, with many users examining more closely the definition of “public vs. private.” Some users have been turned off enough by Facebook’s envelope pushing when it comes to privacy to go so far as to contemplate a mass Facebook exodus .We reported yesterday that Facebook is aiming to get people to be more public on the site and that anyone who hasn't changed their privacy settings will now see it "recommended" that their status updates, photos etc. be exposed to the whole web. I had a unique opportunity to speak to Barry Schnitt, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Policy at Facebook and quite a frank guy, at length this afternoon about Facebook's privacy policy changes. Schnitt said "your understanding is basically correct," but disagreed with the negative light I saw the change in.
Why Facebook Changed Its Privacy Strategy
The Day Facebook Changed Forever: Messages to Become Public By D
One of the most anticipated days in the history of social networking site Facebook has finally come: the company announced today that it has begun making status messages, photos and videos visible to the public at large by default instead of being visible only to a user's approved friends. UPDATE: After we wrote this post, Facebook HQ emailed to tell us that the first wave of users who get this feature will have their messages made public by default because their profiles were already marked as public, but that when they open the feature up to subsequent users - those users will have default privacy settings that match their pre-existing profile privacy settings. Unfortunately, in our tests so far (see our screencast ) - we haven't been able to successfully change our default message settings back to friends-only, it stays stuck on public.
Alison Driscoll is an interactive copywriter and social media consultant who specializes in . She authors a blog at alisondriscoll.com . provides users with the opportunity to share just about everything: photos, links, videos, virtual gifts and random musings in the form of status updates. Under the guise of “being social” and “maintaining transparency,” Facebook fiends post anything and everything about themselves on this now omnipresent social network. This begs the question, how much is too much? Younger generations have no problem sharing nearly every detail of their lives, but is publicly posting all this minutiae really such a good idea?
FACEBOOK FAIL: How to Use Facebook Privacy Settings and Avoid Di
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Close'n Forget, one of the runners-up for Mozilla's Best Firefox 3 Extensions , has updated to, well, actually work more often, erasing any site's cookie/history/AwesomeBar evidence from Firefox with one button click. We've never featured Close'n Forget as its own download 'round these parts, but, then again, back when it made an appearance in the awards round-up, a handful of commenters were saying it just wouldn't close a tab, or wasn't offering enough customization. A few bug fixes and updates later, and Close'n Forget seems to really do its intended work. After installing, right-click your toolbar and hit "Customize" to add its tiny X icon to your button array, or right-click any page to get a "Close and erase cookies for current site" option.
Downloads: Close'n Forget Removes Browser Tracks of the Sit
Twitter Worm Could Take Over Your Computer (in Theory) - ReadWri
Before everyone panics, let's get one thing clear: the new Twitter worm is only a proof-of-concept devised by computer security researchers at Secure Science - it is not out in the wild. That said, its very existence should raise some questions about the state of security at Twitter - something that's more important than ever given how rapidly the service is becoming mainstream. 0 diggs digg This latest security concern involves an attack, similar to the clickjacking incident from last month , that takes advantage of a web programming error on Twitter's support site. The result of the attack would force users to post unwanted messages to their Twitter stream. If those messages were combined with malicious code, "this could even be used to take control of a victim's computer," says Lance James, chief scientist of Secure Science. The Potential Threat
Privacy: Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
Facebook's new terms of service caused quite a stir this weekend , prompting many to drop their Facebook accounts altogether. Too hooked on Facebook to cut it off completely? It's time you learned more about your privacy settings. The Facebook obsessives at weblog AllFacebook round up 10 privacy settings every Facebook user should know, most of which can be found through the Facebook privacy page . The post details how you can remove yourself from Facebook and Google searches, control who sees your tagged photos, your albums, and your status, and basically avoid embarrassing and common Facebook slip-ups.READERS' FACEBOOK TIPS* In the last few days, Facebook faced a firestorm over controversial changes to its "terms of use." That's the legalese tacked onto the bottom of most websites.
How to make the most of social networking on Facebook - USATODAY
We’ve updated this guide with the new privacy settings just launched by Facebook. You can get the new Facebook privacy guide now . Everyday I receive an email from somebody about how their account was hacked, how a friend tagged them in the photo and they want a way to avoid it, as well as a number of other complications related to their privacy on Facebook. Over the weekend one individual contacted me to let me know that he would be removing me as a friend from Facebook because he was “going to make a shift with my Facebook use – going to just mostly family stuff.” Perhaps he was tired of receiving my status updates or perhaps he didn’t want me to view photos from his personal life. Whatever the reason for ending our Facebook friendship, I figured that many people would benefit from a thorough overview on how to protect your privacy on Facebook.