While I have not changed my mind about the evils and just plain silliness of Facebook, I have a confession to make. I’ve set up a Pied Type page on Facebook. Although FB is called a “social network,” I noticed a lot of businesses, organizations, and politicians, for example, openly use Facebook as a way … Continue reading A wee confession
I’ve already made it abundantly clear how I feel about Facebook, its invasions of and disregard for privacy, its myriad hazards, and the ultimate silliness of it all. I’m probably a minority of one in thinking this, since I’m a cranky senior citizen/hermit with no particular liking of social networks of any kind. Anyway, considering … Continue reading I should stop knocking Facebook, but …
I’ve learned something new this week about Internet security and privacy. Web bugs. Also known as web beacons. If you already know about them, you’re wondering what rock I’ve been living under. If you don’t know about them, listen up. Web bugs are tiny, transparent 1 × 1 pixel objects that advertisers or other snoopy … Continue reading Email, browsing, and bugs
If you value your privacy, you may have decided to cancel your Facebook account. You may even think you’ve already done that by deactivating your account. If so, you’d be mistaken. It’s fairly easy to go to Facebook and “deactivate” your account. Probably because doing so doesn’t actually delete your information. It only removes your … Continue reading Facebook ‘deactivation’ does not equal ‘cancellation’
“You can always opt out.” Really? When did I ever opt in? Continue reading Wanted: an ‘opt in’ option
A few days ago, CNN ran a Jeanne Meserve report on Internet privacy. It was brief and superficial and concluded with the obvious warning that every time you hit send or enter, your information is launched into the infinity of cyberspace. Forget privacy. Anything you put out there, anywhere, can be found by someone with … Continue reading There’s no such thing as Internet privacy
