If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then Facebook is an encyclopedia about all of us. You never know when a Facebook photo of you will come back to haunt you in a job search, a first date, a college application, or just embarrass you. Lock down your photos and limit your risks with these [...]
Privacy
The Secret Truth About Celebrity Sex Tapes and Privacy
It’s not news that celebrities struggle to protect their privacy, both online and off. They’ve filed countless lawsuits against paparazzi, overzealous fans, and even stalkers. But many will forsake privacy for fame by intentionally “leaking” a sex tape to advance their celebrity status. This tactic creates a bizarre conflict: many celebrities are behind the release [...]
EU regulators unhappy with Google’s inaction on its new privacy policy
European regulators may take action against Google regarding the company’s March 2012 privacy policy changes. Google consolidated their policy, combining 60 separate documents into one agreement that spans across all of their products, including YouTube, Gmail, Google+, and their Android smartphone. Google says the consolidation is meant to improve the user experience as well as [...]
How To Delete Your MySpace Profile
Everyone had a MySpace account a few years ago, and many of us never deleted those old accounts when we left. Now that MySpace is partially owned by an advertising network (and, oddly, Justin Timberlake), it’s more important than ever to delete your profile. If you want to delete your MySpace account and don’t know [...]
Promote someone else’s posts? New Facebook feature sparks privacy concerns
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that allows your friends to promote any post you have shared from your News Feed, profile, or Page, for a fee of about $7. The feature is still in the testing phase and ranges in price based on your location. The new revenue-generating feature will help to make [...]