Today is Fat Tuesday, the height of Mardi Gras celebrations everywhere. It’s a great day for having fun with friends, wearing costumes, and escaping from everyday reality . . . unless your escapades catch up with you online. We’ve got 9 tips to help you avoid a privacy hangover. What happens in New Orleans doesn’t [...]
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The 5 biggest changes to Facebook’s privacy policies
While you were probably home enjoying time off from work for Thanksgiving, Facebook was busy revising their privacy policies. You’ve probably heard about this because people in your news feed have been posting status updates declaring that they own their Facebook data (spoiler alert: those don’t do anything). There are major changes in the works [...]
True Blood’s lesson on Facebook privacy
Last week’s episode of True Blood (Season 5, episode 3, “What You Made Me”) had a good example of how Facebook and photos have a tumultuous relationship. No, we’re not above referencing True Blood to make points about privacy. Bumbling ex-V addict sheriff Andy Bellefleur slept over at the trailer of his new love interest, [...]
Do your privacy a favor: control the 7 most critical Facebook settings post-Timeline
We had a good time putting these Facebook privacy tips together for our friends at Facecrooks and ReadWriteWeb. If you aren’t familiar with Facecrooks, check them out: they blog about privacy, online safety and scam alerts, especially on Facebook. Onto our tips. If you only have a few minutes, you can significantly improve your privacy [...]