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Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Alex on Twitter at @hotzington . The release of Facebook Places raised serious privacy concerns for users of the social network. Places allows users to alert their friends to where they are by checking-in to a nearby location, often via mobile phone.
[2010] Facebook Privacy: 6 Years of Controversy [INFOGRAPHIC]
Zing Tsjeng views her profile on Facebook. Photograph: Linda Nylind The world of Facebook can be a dangerous place, as two separate incidents this week have proven. The first instance is actually a genuine IQ test, which takes control of your profile and signs you up to a $10 per month premium mobile phone service.
[2010] Apps requesting permission to steal your data |
Duitsland beschuldigt Facebook van datadiefstal
Gepubliceerd: Donderdag 8 juli 2010 Auteur: Ernst-Jan Hamel De Duitse privacytoezichthouder neemt juridische stappen tegen Facebook, dat data van mensen zou opslaan die zelf niet op het sociale netwerk actief zijn, wat illegaal is. De aanklacht is ingediend omdat de Duitse privacywetgeving stelt dat individuen toestemming moeten geven voordat persoonlijke data opgeslagen wordt. In het geval van Facebook zou data van niet-leden, die dus ook geen toestemming hebben gegeven, op het sociaal netwerk te vinden zijn. "We beschouwen het opslaan van data van externe partijen, in deze context, als in strijd met privacywetten", meldt privacytoezichthouder Johannes Caspar in een door persbureau AFP geciteerde verklaring.[2010] How to block Facebook's narks
With its Social Plugins introduced a few days ago, Facebook wants to add a “Like” button on all the pages of the Web. It’s probably great for this company to know who is looking at what page on each site at every moment... But I don’t like it. You just have to leave FB , will you tell me.
Facebook's iPhone app does ask you to press a button before using it. And agree to something. But what, precisely? If you have a friend on Facebook who has used the iPhone app version to access the site, then it's very possible that your private phone numbers - and those of lots of your and their friends - are on the site.
[2010] Is your private phone number on Facebook? Probably. And so are your friends' | Technology
Le réseau insociable n’en fait vraiment qu’à sa tête. Si vous avez la malchance d’avoir un iphone et l’application Facebook, sachez que celle-ci fait un peu plus que de synchroniser seulement les numéros de vos amis. En effet, elle récupère l’intégralité du répertoire… à votre insu évidemment.
Facebook pompe toujours plus de donn?es personnelles sans pr?venir - Gizmodo -
[2010] Conversations About The Internet #5: Anonymous Facebook Employee
Facebook employees know better than most the value of privacy . This past summer Facebook relocated from University Avenue in Palo Alto, CA — where several buildings fan out along the downtown strip — to a new central office in Stanford Research Park. A good friend and two-year veteran of Facebook invited me to check out the new space. When I arrived, a security guard handed me a non-disclosure contract to fill out, a requirement to enter the building. “Just making sure you’re not a Twitter spy,” he said. I can therefore not describe the tour my friend gave, though photos of the new space abound on the Internet.
[2012} This Creepy App Isn’t Just Stalking Women Without Their Knowledge, It’s A Wake-Up Call About Facebook Privacy
“Boy, you sure have a lot of apps on your phone.”
Foursquare Kills API Access To Creepy Stalking App Girls Around Me [Exclusive
In direct response to our story from earlier today about Girls Around Me , an iOS app by Russian-based app developer i-Free that tracks and gives personal information about women without their knowledge, Foursquare has released a statement announcing that they have officially killed Girls Around Me’s access to their public API. In a statement given exclusively to Cult of Mac, Foursquare ‘s Laura Covington said: “This is a violation of our API policy, so we’ve reached out to the developer and shut off their API access.”Compared to other companies