What the “Facebook five” tells us about ourselves
No, we haven’t yet figured out the literal significance of those five names that showed up beneath everyone’s Facebook search bar Tuesday. Facebook claims that it wasn’t a list of the people who search for you the most, nor was it a list of the people you search for. Supposedly, it was just Facebook’s guess [...]
A guide to keeping your profile private
Concerned about what people can see on your Facebook profile? Here’s how to stay in control.
The Internet stores your life on its servers
Miami Herald recruiter Rick Hirsch talked today at McCormick Tribune about how the Internet archives every piece of information you put on it - and that employers aggressively look for that info.
That’s mainly Facebook, MySpace and blogs, becuase they are gather so much info but he said to be aware that instant messages and [...]
News Feeds? Yes Please!
I mean what did people expect? If you are that concerned about your privacy, then delete your account and pick up the phone once in a while instead of just posting on your friend’s wall.
Comments and punishment
Commenting anonymously on the Web lets you say more than you normally would. Is that a good thing?
It’s a social network, not the NSA
You know all those home surveillance videos of nannies and misbehaving teens? Yeah, about that…
Facebook now shows everything you do on the site to your networks: When you write on a wall, edit your profile, add photos, add friends, join groups, change your status, write a note, and accept or decline an event invitation.
The [...]
Medill reporter: FBI examined students’ financial records to identify terrorists
Medill graduate student Laura McGann writes:
For the past five years an office in the Education Department has scanned through its databases of millions of students’ federal financial aid and college enrollment records in search of terrorist names supplied by the FBI.
The effort, dubbed “Project Strike Back,” was created by the Education Department’s Office of Inspector [...]
Can Internet traffic be a public source?
Apparently, it’s simple to grab other people’s communications on a public wireless network, says Robert Scoble. In fact, your instant messages are sent out in plain text, so anyone can see what they are if they’re on the same network.
So… if you’re having an IM conversation in a public place on a public network, do [...]