Category: social
‘owner-free’ chat channels
This is a simple web chat. There is no signup, just enter a channel name below and start tlk.ing.
He’s right!
Software developers need to look at privacy the same way we’ve learned to look at security: it’s not an add-on or a feature that customers have to turn on, it’s something built-in that shouldn’t be turned off.
on ‘data co-ownership’
Exploiting Privacy Policy Conflicts in Online Social Networks
Online Social Networks (OSNs) offer access control mechanisms to protect users’ sensitive information from undesired accesses. Yet, their information is still vulnerable to disclosure when their friends assign conflicting privacy policies: a user prohibits everyone from accessing his own content or profile but his friends allow others to see it…
‘some other purpose’
Why I’d never work for Google, Twitter, or Facebook
Google+ isn’t about sharing cat pictures, it’s about serving ads. Twitter’s massive network of 140-character bits of information isn’t about connecting people across the globe or to view current trends in worldwide thinking, it’s about serving ads. Facebook isn’t about entertaining yourself with games or sharing interesting links, it’s about serving ads.