Category Archives: Social Network Privacy

Today’s Privacyfix: Enable Twitter’s Do-Not-Track setting

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Ryan Wakely

Followers are what makes Twitter work. A tweet without followers is like a tree that falls in the forest — who cares? But while you may want more followers, you probably don’t want more trackers. That’s why Twitter was one of the … Continue reading →

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Privacyfix, refactored

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jim Brock

In every long-term software project, there comes a time when you must refactor. By which I mean, take all of the code that has accumulated, step back and completely rebuild the engine based on what you’ve learned since the code … Continue reading →

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The Sad State of Social Media Privacy (infographic)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ryan Wakely

Social media is becoming a larger part of our culture everyday. Unfortunately, privacy concerns are growing at the same rate. And although developers are quickly updating ways to make social media more enjoyable, are they developing ways to keep the … Continue reading →

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A five-minute guide to LinkedIn privacy

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jim Brock

LinkedIn is a relatively “open” social network. Because LinkedIn is about professional — rather than personal — connections, many people allow their LinkedIn profile and activity to be viewed by the general public, even if they might not do the … Continue reading →

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Privacyfix Update: Three things to know about Facebook’s privacy refresh

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jim Brock

Today Facebook previewed some nice improvements to their privacy interface. We don’t expect these to affect the set of choices in Privacyfix, and there are no new settings to manage. If you (like me) haven’t actually seen these changes yet, … Continue reading →

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There’s a big hole in the ad-industry privacy initiative. It’s called Facebook.

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jim Brock

In the debate about “Do Not Track,” ad-business folks often talk about the success of the self-regulatory program supervised by two industry groups, the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative. These groups have knit together a privacy framework … Continue reading →

Posted in DAA, Facebook, NAI, Outliers, Pros, Self-Regulation, Social Network Privacy | 1 Comment

So this is what a privacy audit looks like

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Jim Brock

2011 may be remembered as the year of the Big Privacy Audit, with the Federal Trade Commission using consent decree powers to commit both Facebook and Google to decades of regular third-party oversight and reporting on privacy. You may not … Continue reading →

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