Do privacy settings work in the age of online reputation management? The major social network sites have recently been touting improved privacy settings to allow users to customise post audiences.
Google+ Circles, Facebook lists, and now Unthink’s branches are engineering solutions to the potentially catastrophic issue of the wrong people seeing the wrong post. But these privacy settings may not be enough. A UK employment tribunal recently ruled that posting derogatory comments on Facebook merited a gross misconduct dismissal for one Apple Store employee. DIASPORA - a social network that recognises privacy and ownership.
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