30.Aug.2010 Traitorware
Apple has some creepy patents in the pipeline.
18.Aug.2010 Google on the Future
Google’s CEO hopes future people will be able to change names to disown useful indiscretions (as documented by Google).
16.Aug.2010 R.I.P. XY Mag
XY dies and takes it records with it. I’ll miss you XY: you made my twink years very happy.
05.Aug.2010 Debbie Downer
A WSJ series explores the changing nature of cookies and trackers used for advertising.
03.Aug.2010 Unintended Disclosure
Experts develop a simple way to determine the race/ethnicity of Facebook users.
06.Jul.2010 Whose Data Is It?
A critique of Facebook’s data practices and their implications.
22.Jun.2010 Freedom from Anonymity?
Apple changes its Terms of Service to allow (or require) users to share their location data.
17.Jun.2010 Privacy in the Cloud
The World Privacy Forum, “a nonprofit, non-partisan 501 (C) (3) public interest research group.” has done some pretty interesting research on the privacy implications of cloud computing. Their primer on the subject, “Cloud Computing and Privacy” includes several lists of guidelines for consumers and industry. For those considering cloud-based services (such as Google Docs), the [...]
10.Jun.2010 Search Privacy
European Commission working on privacy issues.
08.Jun.2010 Commodification
Students as commodities: “affinity agreements” pay schools to steer students to credit cards.