This article in the Wall Street Journal has a very witty title. Worth reading for that reason alone.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704444304575628610624607130.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop
Apparently cookies are causing problems all over the world.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Internet Monopolies
Good article discussing how the internet is becoming controlled more and more by monopolistic companies
Gotta keep these guys down.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Facebook Says User Data Sold To Broker
"Facebook Inc. said that a data broker has been paying application developers for identifying user information, and that it had placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice.
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704477904575586690450505642.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth#ixzz142bvDRgC
The announcement, which Facebook made on its developers' blog Friday, follows an investigation by Facebook into a privacy breach that The Wall Street Journal reported in October."
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704477904575586690450505642.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth#ixzz142bvDRgC
I am not much of a conspiracy nut, and I am generally a pretty trusting person, but I have quit on Facebook, and I feel that this is making my decision all the better. I know that Google and everyone basically sell our information, but I don't tie my name or friends to that data.
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