Tag Archives : privacy

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Google has been publicly blasted by users as well as industry analysts for privacy invasion on Google Buzz. The results get even scarier if you are a parent who wants to control and monitor your child’s activity on social networks on the internet. Any Gmail contacts of your kid become followers by default and that’s not a good thing to happen. The status [...]

Image by bandita via Flickr It seems that the folks at Foursquare had enough of ‘Please Rob Me’ – the mock service that was setup to expose the danger of privacy invasion caused by tweeting about Foursquare check-ins. In the latest post on its blog, Foursquare has clarified its stand and with all due respect, shown the middle finger to ‘Please Rob Me’. Every location based service has its [...]

It seems that Facebook hasn’t learned from its mistakes. Though it is by far the most popular social network on the internet, it tends to get into trouble by making changes to its interface every now and then. Shortly after it was blasted by users all around the world for changes to its privacy policy, Facebook has now introduced navigation changes for users. So, what has changed for you on Facebook? [...]

Bad news for Facebook this week, as a new lawsuit was filed against them. This Monday, a group of five Facebook users filed a civil lawsuit, in which the company was accused of violating California consumer privacy laws. This was happening on Monday, at the California’s Orange County Superior Court. The five plaintiffs, a professional photographer, two 13-year-old children, and actress and model, [...]

We all know a thing about the iPod accessory market: it is empty! However, a few companies decided to change this and deliver a few accessories to the iPod fans all over the globe. One of the most useful gadgets is the iPod privacy screen. You don’t want anyone to see what you are seeing right? What this gadget does is prevent all around you from peeping at your iPod’s screen. In everyday life, [...]