Tag: Stuff

Creep Takes Woman’s Facebook Account Hostage For Nude Pics
On one side you have Anonymous hacking into government sites and corporations under the stated purpose of social change, and then you've got this guy. John Joaquim III has been...
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ISPs Hijack Users’ Searches, Apparently to Monetize Them
Internet Service Providers are hijacking their users' search queries on major search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo, and directing them to third-party proxies. This news...
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Facebook Troublemakers Beware: Hacking Someone’s Account Is Identity Theft
The decision against a California juvenile charged with identity theft has been affirmed by an appellate court. The identity that he was convicted of stealing just happened to be...
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Facebook’s “Expected Child” Option: Is It Really That Weird?
Yesterday, the social media world found themselves in a tizzy over the revelation of Facebook's brand new way to share even more personal information. If you are pregnant, you c...
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Google Has Begun Deleting Private Google+ Profiles
Earlier this month we told you about Google's plan to delete private profile...
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Google’s Street View Cars Said to Have Collected Phone, PC Locations
I'm sure you recall when Google came clean about collecting Wi-Fi network...
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Does Picasa Tagging Violate Your Google+ Privacy?
Google+ is really concerned about privacy, or at least, that's the approa...
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iPhone-Based Facial Recognition Coming to a Police Department Near You
Law enforcement officials are about to get some new technology that will help them quickly identify persons of interest while in the field. The MORIS case from...
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Google: Gender Privacy More Important Than Grammar
Any new product is bound to have elements that do not please everyone. Googl...
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Facebook Data Aiding Federal Agencies During Investigations
Remember when that idiot posted all the illegal stuff that he did during...
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LinkedIn Profile Tip – 4 Key Privacy Control Settings To Manage Your Online Reputation
If you are using LinkedIn as part of your online networking and visibility plan, have you reviewed your privacy controls? Very often we join a social network and never take the...
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Potential Employers May Have Access to 7 Years of Your Status Updates
The Federal Trade Commission has decided to stop investigating the practices of Social Intelligence, which offers employers a service that does social media-related background chec...
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Cyber Will Be the Next Generation Warfare, Says Govt. Expert
The recent breaches involving both Sony and...
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Facebook Photos of Amputees Used on Porn Sites
When you put a photo of yourself on Facebook, few think about the fact that the photo can be copied and disseminated for any number of purposes. Whether it be to advertise a produ...
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CA Privacy Bill Defeated – Big Win for Social Networks
Although the Social Networking Privacy Act was a proposed state law in California, it received a lot of attention. The propose...
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