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The Discriminatory Dark Side Of Big Data

The Discriminatory Dark Side Of Big Data

By Chirag Mehta on July 9, 2015

It has happened again. Researchers have discovered that Google’s ad-targeting system is discriminatory. Male web users were more likely to be shown high paying executive ads compared to female visitors. The researchers have published a paper which was presented at the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium in Philadelphia. I had blogged about the dark side of […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged algorithms, big data, Carnegie Mellon University, discrimination, google, privacy

Privacy is Dead and We Killed it

Privacy is Dead and We Killed it

By Jacob Morgan on July 30, 2014

Privacy…everyone keeps talking about it and apparently everyone is concerned with it, but does it matter? I recently watched the documentary, “Terms and Conditions may Apply,” which provides a fascinating look at how organizations such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and others have changed the way they look at and approach privacy. After watching the movie […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Apple, data, facebook, foursquare, future of work, google, iphone, linkedin, privacy, twitter | 1 Response

Does the Internet really need a Delete Tool?

Does the Internet really need a Delete Tool?

By Dan Morrill on May 8, 2013

Does the Internet really need a Delete Tool? Every once in a while someone comes along with an idea that makes sense, but given the value of the data we put out there for governments, employers, and marketing folks, I don’t think a delete tool for the internet is going to happen. I am sure […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged delete, flickr, google, privacy, Reddit, Streisand effect

KimDotCom

KimDotCom

By Guest Authors on April 12, 2013

It’s very rare when an individual raises to the level that they are worth listening to. Steve Jobs was one of those people. Kim Dotcom may be another…I’m watching to see. He is certainly one of the most entertaining individuals of all time. From his hot-tub parties to his paratroopers descending from helicopters in a […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Security | Tagged Encryption, Kim DotCom, NSA, privacy, steve jobs | 3 Responses

Privacy and Loyalty Clubs

Privacy and Loyalty Clubs

By Dave Michels on December 21, 2011

Most of us don’t know when we’ve been hacked or how much of a trail we are leaving. But our corporate secrets may indeed be much bigger than a product protype and are risk of privacy invasion is much broader than a bar.

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Mobile | Tagged loyalty, mobility, nojitter, privacy, tech, tracking

Why I'm using fake identities to sign up

Why I’m using fake identities to sign up

By Martijn Linssen on November 1, 2011

That is, from now on I will. It is not only getting harder to sign up, it is also getting harder to sign in, and out. Let me explain please as this story has a few sides to it. But first, let me make my point: I’m going to use fake identities to sign up […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged Data quality, facebook, google, identity, Klout, knowledge, management, privacy, social media, standardisation, twitter | 1 Response

In a world where everyone knows everything about you

In a world where everyone knows everything about you

By Dan Morrill on September 26, 2011

Does it matter if Facebook knows you went to Ashley Madison? Google already knows this information if you searched for it on Google, or if there was a Google Ad on Ashley Madison. Does it matter if Facebook knows you went to FetLife (NSFW), if you searched for it on Google (or Bing or Yahoo […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged facebook, Facebook Timeline, Failbook, google, ip address, privacy

Gmail’s Most Ridiculous, Idiotic, Intrusive, Useless Feature Ever. Google Apps, Too.

Gmail’s Most Ridiculous, Idiotic, Intrusive, Useless Feature Ever. Google Apps, Too.

By Zoli Erdos on June 22, 2011

Google keeps on coming up with new features at a rapid pace, some making it to adulthood soon, others stuck in “labs” mode forever, some we like, other’s less so – to each their own.  But I’ve never thought the day would come I would write the words utterly ridiculous, iditiotic, intrusive, with absolute certainly […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged data mining, gmail, gmail consider including, gmail labs, google, google apps, privacy | 17 Responses

Mobile Devices Privacy and GPS

Mobile Devices Privacy and GPS

By Dan Morrill on May 10, 2011

We all love our smart devices that latch onto anything so we can surf the internet, do e-mail, and basically roam at will with our handy mobile devices. A bonus of this is the idea that we can also share our GPS coordinates with people through games like Foursquare and other programs that keep track […]

Posted in Technology | Tagged foursquare, Global Positioning System, gps, Mobile device, police, privacy

Facebook and T-Mobile Launch Bobsled.  With Huge Privacy Glitch. Or is it By Design?  Skype, Google Voice and Telcos Beware,  Anyway…

Facebook and T-Mobile Launch Bobsled. With Huge Privacy Glitch. Or is it By Design? Skype, Google Voice and Telcos Beware, Anyway…

By Zoli Erdos on April 19, 2011

Out of left field, T-Mobile and Facebook launched Bobsled, a VOIP service that allows voice calls to anyone on your Facebook list for free.  At this moment the entire blogging world is busy writing about it, so I skip the basics… and just run to some funny experience while testing it. First, here’s how you […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Product reviews | Tagged bobsled, facebook, google voice, privacy, skype, Social network, t-mobile, telco, telecom, telephony, Vivox, Voice chat, Voice over IP, voicemail, voip

Hugh Hefner, Sherlock Holmes & Indiana Jones: Making the Case for Mobile Intelligent Content

Hugh Hefner, Sherlock Holmes & Indiana Jones: Making the Case for Mobile Intelligent Content

By Mark Fidelman on February 21, 2011

The navigation system on her phone has turned her life around.  Judy, a 50 year old woman feels like a new person. She can now go where ever she wants because the navigation software on her phone is intelligent enough to recognize where she is and where she wants to go.  But for her it’s […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Marketing, Mobile, Trends & Concepts | Tagged conferences, enterprise 2.0, flirt.com, ICC 2011, Indiana Jones, keynote, oprah, presentation, privacy, Resources, SCVNGR, shazam, skout, slideshare

Mark Zuckerberg no longer a social norm

Mark Zuckerberg no longer a social norm

By Martijn Linssen on January 21, 2011

A few days ago Mark Zuckerberg was offered another podium at San Fransisco’s Crunchies, where he dared to state that privacy was no longer a social norm: “People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people,” he said. “That social norm is just something […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged adapt, change, crunchies, facebook, information, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy, social media, social norm, trust

Your Twitter security is an egg, not an onion

Your Twitter security is an egg, not an onion

By Martijn Linssen on January 13, 2011

Hard to come up with a more fuzzy title really. Let me cut through the usual Twitter conversation show and pick only one: .@CoCreatr @VenessaMiemis @dsearls Twitter DMs can be seen by 3rd parties http://bit.ly/auSmBL < what part of “access” did u not understand? That was a rather short version of the original tweet, including […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Security | Tagged 1.0, application development, architecture, business rules, information, knowledge, maturity, oauth, privacy, Security, social media, trust, twitter

Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant

Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant

By Zoli Erdos on December 2, 2010

Warning: I think I’m becoming a curmudgeon – except that title has until now been reserved for somebody else .   But I still have doubts about the recent transaction: LastPass acquired Xmarks. I really liked Xmarks – when it was Foxmarks.  A simple bookmark synchronization service that would keep your Firefox up-to-date no matter where […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Security | Tagged acquistion, bookmark sync, bookmarks, facebook, firefox, foxmarks, lastpass, m&a, password sync, privacy, Security, sharing, social, synchronization, wikileaks, xmarks | 1 Response

Finally Something Good on the Privacy Front–from Google Latitude

Finally Something Good on the Privacy Front–from Google Latitude

By Zoli Erdos on November 4, 2010

Recently I’ve been experimenting with Google Latitude: I wanted to see if I could use it to replace the “family locator” function that most mobile carriers offer at a premium price. This would require that your child or elderly parent or whoever’s whereabouts you care about carries  the phone in their pocket with the display […]

Posted in Mobile | Tagged android, google, google latitude, gps, Latitude, location, mobile, privacy | 1 Response

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