facebook privacy

Facebook is a social networking site, that is possibly the most popular in the world today. Over the years, more and more people have joined Facebook, and the amount of information about its members that Facebook has released publicly and to third parties has grown.

To quote the Fake AP Stylebook on Twitter, "It is no longer necessary to write new stories about Facebook privacy issues; just change the dates."

Some of the many bloggers that have written at length about the erosion of privacy on Facebook are Marshall Kirkpatrick, Caroline McCarthy, Eben Moglen and Robert Scoble.

This popular interactive visualization by blogger Matt McKeon shows the changes over time in the information Facebook has made public about its members. Click on the image to show the advance over time, or click the individual dates to the right of the image to see what was public at any time.

And here's a link to a Twitter search on the subject of Facebook privacy.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “facebook privacy”

 

• 4 New Ideas for Protecting Your Online Privacy

  
  Money Talks with Stacy Johnson — Authority: 541
  Data Privacy Day is a reminder that we seem to rely on the Internet more with each passing hour, and that privacy settings arent getting any simpler. Are you taking enough steps to deter stalkers and hackers?
  1 day ago

• Crooked in Canada: Social Networking Sites Are as Safe as the Amount of Commonsense You Use Online

  
  Crooked in Canada — Authority: 116
  The best thing I like about Facebook is, that I’m able to touch base with friends from Sundridge, South River and Burkes Falls from way over here in Australia. That’s pretty “effing” cool to me. Then there are the friends I haven’t met in person yet, some of whom I have known for at least eight almost nine ...
  2 days ago

• Patients Medical Record Posted to Facebook – HIPAA Violation

  
  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 133
  Source: John, EMR and HIPAA Content: “I’ve generally been writing more about the EMR side of EMR and HIPAA lately. For the most part, it seems readers are more interested in EMR and EHR than they are in the details of HIPAA. Although, one of my top posts ever is from back in 2006 about [...]
  6 days ago

• Facebook updates app install dialog for user clarity

  
  Inside Facebook — Authority: 637
  Facebook today introduced an updated version of its app permissions dialog that makes it clearer what an app will do, what information it can access and who it shares activity with after being installed. According to a post on the company’s Developer Blog, the new dialog will be mandatory for all apps on Feb. 15. ...
  1 week ago

• Facebook Plans to Share More of Your Activities – Will It Go Too Far?

  
  Evolver.fm — Authority: 575
  Facebook plans to share even more of what you do online, according to a recent report, which claims that the same sort of activity sharing already familiar to users of Spotify, Washington Post Social Reader, and Hulu (and their Friends) will spread to other applications. AllThingsD says Facebook will launch these Open ...
  2 weeks ago

• How to Improve your Facebook Account Privacy | Tips to provide privacy to facebook account | how to secure facebook | facebook privacy | facebook security

  
  How To | What — Authority: 111
  How to Improve your Facebook Account Privacy Facebook privacy is an important issue to be discussed and yet many people are unaware of the fact that how vulnerable their information can be. Esp , facebook application has become a good way to transfer a users information to 3rd parties. This post will cover some key ...
  2 weeks ago

• Terrible Truth About Facebook (VIDEO)

  
  sitfu.com — Authority: 128
  Think you have any privacy when it comes to a social networking site? Think again. Just take a look at who has invested in the site and open your eyes.
  2 weeks ago

• What If Everything We Said Online Became a Coupon? Defining BIG MOTHER

  
  Uber.la - social media strategies by john mcelhenney — Authority: 414
  What we need is an OPT-OUT CLOUD. A NO-CLOUD. A DO-NOT-SOLICITE CLOUD. But of course Google, and Facebook and Hitwize would loose millions of opportunities and dollars if we did. But we need the option to tell BIG MOTHER to back the frak off, dont you think? Until then were all in the Friends and Family Plan.
  2 weeks ago

• Facebook ducks U.S. privacy questions

  
  CY.TALK: Privacy blog — Authority: 108
  Two U.S. congressman have charged Facebook with evading questions on whether it tracks users for targeted ads. Meanwhile, Facebook has gone ahead and filed a patent that enables it to do just that, all the while insisting it has no intent to track users when they’re not logged into the social media network. The ...
  2 weeks ago

• NEW JERSEY: School Board Moves To Fire Anti-Gay Teacher Viki "Facebook" Knox

  
  Joe. My. God. — Authority: 689
  The school board of Union Township, New Jersey is moving to dismiss Viki Knox, the teacher who posted a nasty anti-gay diatribe on her Facebook page. After Knox was suspended, Christians activists deluged the school board with complaints. The Union Township school board has filed tenure charges against Viki Knox, ...
  2 weeks ago

• US Congressmen: "Facebook Evading Privacy Questions"

  
  The Social Feed — Authority: 423
  Two U.S. congressmen have accused Facebook of evading questions about whether it tracks users in order to deliver targeted ads . [Read more »]
  2 weeks ago

• Government: Internet Stalking Citizens

  
  Kyle Webs — Authority: 102
  The Department of Homeland Security has approved collecting of public personal information from television anchors, news reporters, bloggers, and anyone else who uses social media. DHS spokesman Matt Chandler claims the agency uses social media monitoring “for situational awareness purposes only, within the clearly ...
  2 weeks ago

• Google Can Expect a Call from the FTC Over Its New Social Search Feature [Privacy]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 865
  Google changed the way its search works yesterday by heavily integrating Google+ social media content into its search engine results. Now, advocacy groups are up in arms about potential invasions of user privacy. What, like you didnt see this coming. More »
  2 weeks ago

• EPIC vs Facebook: Privacy through obscurity

  
  CY.TALK: Privacy blog — Authority: 108
  EPIC wants the FTC to investigate Facebook’s privacy through obscurity methods. The public interest research center also has multiple demands regarding the FTC’s recent Facebook settlement. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to further investigate ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to Hide Old Facebook Updates in the New Timeline View

  
  LostInTechnology — Authority: 111
  Facebook recently released the Facebook timeline to every single Facebook user. As usual, some love the new and interesting feature, while others are busy grumping about it. With the new Facebook Timeline feature, it will be very easy for anyone to see the updates you made long ago. If you yourself dig deep in your ...
  3 weeks ago

• Stalkers Galore: How Safe Are You Online? [Personal Experiences Of Privacy Invasion]

  
  Youth Ki Awaaz: Mouthpiece for the Youth — Authority: 423
  By  Soumya Marella : Orkut- My first ever social networking site. Initially I loved the concept of finding and adding long lost friends, seeing what they were up to, what was going on in their lives, the communities where all like minded people can come together and share their interests. It was something like a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ρυθμίσεις απορρήτου στο νέο Facebook Timeline

  
  blogZ.gr - 30.000 ?????? ???? ??? blog???????! — Authority: 139
  Δείτε το εδώ Το νέο Facebook Timeline ενεργοποιήθηκε στους περισσότερους χρήστες του Facebook και όπως κάθε αλλαγή, έτσι κι αυτή φέρνει και τις ...
  3 weeks ago

• Got a Tip? TELL US.

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  Your phone might be spying on you. The many cameras you pass every day can recognize your face. Facebook, despite its grudging concessions, still wants you to broadcast your personal life. “Eye in the sky” drones are already watching over borders; next, they’ll patrol the Olympics. It won’t be long before ...
  4 weeks ago

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