Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Allowing your Web browser to determine your physical location opens the door to some seriously nifty features. Some iPhone apps (such as Yelp for iPhone) can help you find nearby restaurants, bookstores, or other places within walking distance, for example. But such functionality, available in the newest Firefox and in ...
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children's chat messages — and sell the marketing data gathered.Software sold under the Sentry and FamilySafe brands can read private chats conducted through Yahoo, MSN, AOL and ...
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
A change to Facebook's terms of service, which extends control over user content to profiles that have been shut down, has prompted nearly 20,000 users to join protest groups.
Users signing a contract with Facebook give full control of their social networking content to the company, including the right to copy, ...
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
This is an excellent article that lists 10 ways to protect your privacy on Facebook. Read the article for the full details, but here's a quick summary:
Use Your Friend Lists
Remove Yourself From Facebook Search Results
Remove Yourself From Google
Avoid the Infamous Photo/Video Tag Mistake
Protect Your Albums
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Facebook Beacon is part of Facebook’s advertising efforts. It is basically a cooperation with 44 partner sites who execute JavaScript code on their website sending specific user information to Facebook. Examples would be the popular gaming portal Kongegrate which send information about played games to Facebook, movie reviews published at ...
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