Tag: Privacy
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State surveillance is not comparable to online privacy issues
Often, when opposing state surveillance such as that revealed by Ed Snowden, activists are questioned why they use online services that actively collect data about them. There is one core reason why this comparison is unhelpful and irrelevant. “You are the product” goes the saying, which is true. Companies like Google and Facebook collect streams of data…
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The Google Glass feature no one is talking about
So… Google Glass. Are we headed for an Orwellian nightmare where The Party is Google? Read The Google Glass feature no one is talking about
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Stop whining about privacy: YOU are the one GIVING it away
Following Facebook’s announcement of their “Home” app, many people seem to have read Om Malik’s melodramatic cry over spilt milk: Om says, “But there is a bigger worry. The phone’s GPS can send constant information back to the Facebook servers, telling it your whereabouts at any time.” Yes, it can Om, you’re right. And how…
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How to protect your data: don’t give it away! And how Facebook isn’t to blame… much.
This won’t be popular, I know, but the election did show me very well how we can all have very differing opinions and get along like a house on fire at the same time. So here goes… I won’t regurgitate the details, if you’re reading this you probably know what it’s about. Let’s look at…
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What part of your privacy does Google StreetView encroach upon?
Right from the start I’ve been fairly dismissive of privacy concerns over Google StreetView. In my view, Google are just snapping what any general member of the public can see in that place at that time anyway. It’s already “in the public domain”, so to speak. I haven’t had the fortune to come across…