We constantly fuss about privacy issues and being served ads on Facebook yet we're still using it to show off our kids' latest photos, tell everyone about our amazing vacation, inspire jealousy about how awesome our lives are, spout off about...
As we mentioned yesterday, users may have changed their privacy settings between the time the information was harvested and when the list was compiled, on October 13th, 2012. Some appear to have been created after the last major privacy breach...
The seller claims to have collected the information over a period of six months, meaning users might have changed their privacy settings between the time of collection and our verification. Internet marketer Bogomil Shopov has been blogging his...
Under terms of that settlement, which was finalized last month, Facebook agreed to obtain users' "express consent" before sharing any information that exists outside the auspices of its privacy settings and to provide users with "clear and...
A report from Consumer Reports indicates that 13 million Facebook users in the U.S.alone don't use or are unaware of the social network's privacy controls. The study highlights Facebook users who are unknowingly giving out information by not...
There are obvious privacy concerns here and Facebook is no stranger to public floggings over privacy issues. They have recently introduced in-line privacy settings to help users control how content is shared.
Facebook has launched a set of new privacy options that give users greater control over tags and post visibility. Users can now alter the privacy settings of any given post even after the post has been published.
Meanwhile, the large scale social media environments we know and love (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr) are still bound by privacy settings (and their own territoriality). They could use a better array of browser extensions, make the...
RenRen.com is nearly a carbon copy of Facebook, however with Chinese regulations and privacy controls, Facebook (if ever unblocked) may not be allowed to have the same type of interactivity and messaging which makes it so popular.
Also, the Canadian privacy commissioner is happy with changes made by Facebook, following an investigation of the site's policies last year. Except, Bloomberg reported that Facebook is working on smartphones with INQ Mobile for AT All Facebook runs...
By default, the check-ins are visible to "Friends only" but Facebook is providing its users with a full privacy widget that can be adjusted all the way up (maximum privacy) or down (maximum sharing). Despite Facebook's best efforts to explain their...
The social site has just unveiled simplified privacy settings in May and is unlikely to act anything but cautiously. It's highly probable though that the Palo Alto company will wait for feedback before stepping further into such territory, as it...
In both its statement and blog post, Yahoo anticipates on potential privacy issue criticism, brushing away any accusations of complexity or lack of transparency by launching its Yahoo Pulse one-stop dashboard for privacy settings across the whole...
CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the world on Monday that Facebook's "drastically simplified" privacy settings would roll out in the weeks to come and here they are. It must be made clear that Facebook's privacy policies remain unchanged.
This time, it is Zuckerberg's turn to go through the drill and apologize to Facebook users for two main reasons: privacy settings and personal data transfer to marketers. The privacy issue ghost haunting online companies is once more back to the...
Check out Facebook's privacy policy and this update to the privacy setting. Setting up Facebook and Privacy Privacy is an important factor here and you need to know how to protect yourself. If you aren't on Facebook already, there's a good chance...
Facebook Profiles to Become SearchableFacebook is opening up its user profiles to be crawled by search engines, allowing limited information to be available unless users change their privacy settings.
Image Search Engine in Beta - Photo recognition software gets sophisticated, and privacy issues arise. Optimizing Images for Search Engines - Grant Crowell's coverage is loaded with practical optimization tips for the hottest photo sharing sites...
