Tag: Privacy

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It’s Really Time to Use Strong, Unique Passwords (Really!)

I had the great luck to attend xPotomac, the fabulous conference about the future of the Internet, communications and social media earlier this week. One of the presenters  was Ken […]

I’ve Seen the Future and It’s Full of Screens
Posted on February 28, 2013
I had the great luck to attend xPotomac, the fabulous conference about the future of the Internet, communications and social media earlier this week. One of the presenters  was Ken […]
So What Happens If Your Laptop Is Lost or Stolen?
Posted on June 6, 2012
A couple of months ago, a NASA laptop containing personal information about employees was stolen. Apparently, this is not a rare occurrence. If you google for “stolen laptop containing personal […]
Time to Audit Your Facebook Settings Again
Posted on May 23, 2012
Like many people I know, I view my Facebook personal page (versus the Matrix Group brand page) as the place where I connect with friends, share personal updates, post photos […]
How a Nation Got Educated About SOPA and PIPA
Posted on January 18, 2012
The PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or PIPA), which was introduced by Senator (D-VT)  on May 12, […]
It’s Time To Audit Your Facebook Privacy Settings
Posted on October 13, 2010
I found out recently that the iPhone version of the Facebook app synchronizes with personal profiles on Facebook.  Which means (gasp!) that if a friend has your private phone numbers […]
What’s So Fun About FourSquare?
Posted on June 24, 2010
In my quest to try out new social networks, I signed up for FourSquare last year.  I didn’t start using the service until a couple of months ago, when I […]
Does the Social Web Mean the End of Privacy?
Posted on January 13, 2010
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg has gotten a lot of flack lately for his pronouncement (during an interview with TechCrunch) that privacy norms have evolved over the years and privacy is […]