Category Archives for Privacy
★ The Facebook Alienation: Pleasing the Wrong Stakeholders
The Facebook Privacy debate continues to rage around the blogosphere. And while I think we’re all going to get tired of this endless debate soon and move on, I’m now also convinced that this will not be without consequences for … Continue reading
★ Facebook & Google: very different Big Brothers
As Facebook continues to spread its tentacles around the web, they are increasingly being compared to Google not only as a potential competitor in online advertising, but also on the privacy aspects of their services. Venturebeat, to take one example, … Continue reading
★ Facebook’s evolution: brilliant but borderline
Some more thoughts on the recent Facebook moves, triggered by a good question on Google Buzz by Chris Myles. The F8 announcements are a brilliant move, strategically. Facebook is fully leveraging its core assets (social graph, personal characteristics, attention data) … Continue reading
★ On Granularity and Controlled Distribution of Information
This post is a follow-up to my previous article about Privacy which you may want to read first, On Privacy in a World of Multiple Sunshine Tests. In that post, I explained how increased transparency online would make our daily … Continue reading
★ On Privacy in a World of Multiple Sunshine Tests
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in December: “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place, but if you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is … Continue reading