Over at ZDNet, Google-watcher Christopher Dawson points out that these are the first new search features born of Google’s new privacy policy and the slew of AI data afforded them because of it. That’s because it is, although as many of us Google...
You can set privacy for individual apps. Users can start adding apps right now and, as long as they are using the Timeline, can authorize all 60 by tomorrow. Facebook’s 60 new Open Graph app partners span a range of domains, from food to fitness to...
Facebook under European privacy law. As we reported last week, lawmakers are pushing for an FTC investigation into Facebook’s privacy and data collection practices. Right? The same Australian who blew the whistle on Facebook tracking logged out...
The hidden cost to users is a lack of privacy, and as Nik Cubrilovic, who describes himself as a serial entrepreneur, writer, and hacker, notes in this blog post, Facebook can track every page you visit, even if you’re logged out.
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.
That change followed Facebook’s new post privacy settings, which mimics Google+ Circles and allows users to classify each post from the status update box in order to control sharing. The Poke button has gone into hiding in a dropdown menu at the...
