The decision seven years ago by a Korean-American muralist and graffiti artist to turn down thousands of dollars in cash for his work painting murals on the walls of Facebook’s first office in Palo Alto, Calif., has made him a very, very, rich man. The artist, 35-year-old David Choe, gamble... Read more...
After all this talk about Google’s new privacy policy and Facebook’s Timeline, people are now waking up to the fact that LinkedIn too may be making use of your information in ways you don’t want. Google has unified its privacy policies, Facebook is rolling out its Timeline feature, and th... Read more...
Your Facebook phone may be the equivalent of having a KGB agent tailing you. Mark Zuckerberg will be in your pocket. You might as well wear one of those ankle bracelets for tracking. The Facebook phone is in play—again—and it appears we have another 12 to 18 months to go before mobile a... Read more...
Two US congressmen today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate recent accusations that Facebook tracks its users even after they log out of the social network, an issue the company says it has since fixed. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Joe Barton, a Texas Republica... Read more...
Facebook will face a new legal challenge from Europe with the Telegraph reporting that a new law will prohibit the company from using users' information to produce bespoke advertising. The new directive from the European Commission would mean that Facebook would be unable to sell individuals' in... Read more...
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner filed a lawsuit against Facebook in August claiming that the social network is creating "extensive profiles"of non-users with information gleaned from the profiles of its 800 million users. “Facebook Ireland is gathering excessive amounts of information ab... Read more...
An Austrian group called Europe versus Facebook has so far made 22 complaints regarding the social network’s practices. In the process, the organization has stumbled upon an important tidbit: Facebook says it is not required to give you a copy of some of your personal data if it deems doing so wou... Read more...
Israeli couple Lior and Vardit Adler have taken Facebook to a whole new, personal level. Inspired by the social network, the proud parents named their baby girl "Like," according to Haaertz.com. Lior told German Press agency dpa that he feels it's important to give his children uncommon names. Lik... Read more...
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23/02/2011,
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Do you ever wonder what kind of deep permanent damage Facebook, and the internet in general, is doing to children? That would be an interesting longitudinal study. After watching The Social Network, and just recently reading Ronn Torossian‘s take on “Is The Internet Written in Ink?” it got... Read more...