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05/17/12
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privacy/data management
Form History Control Firefox extensionAn extension to View and Manage form history entries (view, edit, delete, selective clean-up, export/import)
a 'blind courier'
NoPlaintextDon't let sensitive information go around the world and sit in someone's account forever. We give you a one-time-usable link to send instead. Once it's seen it's gone for good! The message is encrypted on your computer and we can never see it.
Note: This is not an endorsement. If you choose to trust the unidentified author(s) of this tool with your sensitive information, you do so at your own risk!
He's right!
Privacy is not an OptionSoftware 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.
[inessential.com]
Don't be creepy!
Coyote Tracks, regarding Google Wants to Serve Ads Based On Your Phone's Background Noise:I'm beginning to think that what Google really needs is a Vice President of Reality Checking. He or she would be a senior-level executive who would be sent summaries of all new initiatives and would be empowered to shut them down on the basis of "Christ, that's creepy! What the hell is wrong with you?"
on 'data co-ownership'
Exploiting Privacy Policy Conflicts in Online Social NetworksOnline 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...
What a surprise! ;-)
Study discovers ‘free’ Android apps pass along user data to ad networks without permissionWho's tracking you?
CollusionCollusion is an experimental add-on for Firefox and allows you to see all the third parties that are tracking your movements across the Web. It will show, in real time, how that data creates a spider-web of interaction between companies and other trackers.
online consumer protection
Fact Sheet: Plan to Protect Privacy in the Internet Age by Adopting a Consumer Privacy Bill of RightsWTF (evil?) Google!
Google Bypassing User Privacy Settings - IEBlogWhen the IE team heard that Google had bypassed user privacy settings on Safari, we asked ourselves a simple question: is Google circumventing the privacy preferences of Internet Explorer users too? We’ve discovered the answer is yes: Google is employing similar methods to get around the default privacy protections in IE and track IE users with cookies.
the missing option...
A Modest Proposal: Google, Take My MoneyI just wish you'd take alternative forms of payment besides my eyeballs and my personal information.
Related:
disconnect.me: Paying with our data
'what if...'
my data. forever.i would love to be in a position where one day, all of my data was my data, rather than that of evernote, dropbox, twitter, facebook, gmail and icloud. forever.
'weirdly unsocial' networks
The Social Graph is Neither[Valhalla Island]Social networks exist to sell you crap. The icky feeling you get when your friend starts to talk to you about Amway, or when you spot someone passing out business cards at a birthday party, is the entire driving force behind a site like Facebook.
usability of opt-out tools
Why Johnny Can’t Opt Out: A Usability Evaluation of Tools to Limit Online Behavioral Advertisingnew in social media
From its Preamble:
Today, social media has reached a decisive crossroads. The direction we choose to take will affect the course of human events and shape our destiny. Facebook has established a social media cyber-monopoly that tramples on our rights and limits our freedoms. The history of Facebook is a history of arrogance and repeated exploitation of the people. Its dictatorship must end. Social media must turn in a new direction. The time has come for the people to rise up and declare their emancipation.
'there's an app for that!'
How To Improve Your Burglary SkillsA note to burglars: The above link is not intended for your use – just move along please…;-))
honoring users' privacy prefs
Mozilla Publishes Developer Guide on DNT
Related:
Introduction to Do Not Track
'power over vulnerable people'
"Real Names" Policies Are an Abuse of Power
Related:
Google [former] CEO Eric Schmidt regarding real names on G+
'protecting against tracking'
ShareMeNota Firefox add-on designed to prevent third-party buttons (such as the Facebook "Like" button or the Twitter "tweet" button) embedded by sites across the Internet from tracking you until you actually click on them
'aims to respect its users'
Instantbird » News » Instantbird 1.0 released in 11 locales!
As part of our belief in respecting our users, we give them an ad-free experience and respect their privacy by not collecting any information about them (Instantbird contacts our servers only when checking for updates, or in the unfortunate and uncommon event of a crash).
Note: This is not an endorsement.
online 'privacy manager'
SelectOutSelectOut is here to help enlighten internet users about their choices, the companies that are behind data online, and give users the options choose for themselves.
'camouflage from face detection'
CV Dazzle[Futurismic]CV Dazzle™ is camouflage from computer vision (CV). It is a form of expressive interference that combines makeup and hair styling (or other modifications) with face-detection thwarting designs...
Google without the Google
Startingpage Search EngineWhen you search with Startingpage, we submit your search query to Google and return the search results to you in total privacy. Because Startingpage does the searching for you, you never make direct contact with Google. That means Google can’t record your IP address, log your visit, or put tracking cookies on your browser. And we won’t either.
Note: This appears to be a duplication of another product by the same company: Startpage
sharing your personal details
Online Tracking Company RapLeaf Profiles Users by NameRelated link: RapLeafRapLeaf knows even more about Mrs. Twombly and millions of other Americans: their real names and email addresses.
This makes RapLeaf a rare breed. Rival tracking companies also gather minute detail on individual Americans: They know a tremendous amount about what you do. But most trackers either can't or won't keep the ultimate piece of personal information—your name—in their databases. The industry often cites this layer of anonymity as a reason online tracking shouldn't be considered intrusive.
'sophisticated and dangerous'
New trojan virus Zeus v3 empties online bank accountsHow to protect yourself from trojans when banking online
- Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date.
- Keep firewalls set to the highest level.
- Never open an e-mail attachment from someone you don't know.
- Never double-click on an e-mail attachment that ends in .exe. It is an 'executable' file and can do what it likes in your system.
- If you think your machine has already been infected, contact your bank immediately. If the bank thinks you are a genuine victim of fraud it will reimburse you.
a parody with a point
Openbook - Connect and share whether you want to or not"They 'trust me'. Dumb fucks."
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
common sense...
Top 8 Things You Shouldn't Give Social Networking SitesRelated: Social Networking Privacy: How to be Safe, Secure and Social
net neutrality, privacy & security
Center for Democracy & Technology | Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative and Free'jail-break' with care
Worm attack bites at Apple iPhoneThe worm, known as ikee, only affects "jail-broken" phones, where a user has removed Apple's protection mechanisms to allow the phone to run any software.
UK government is watching... (2)
Plan to monitor all internet useThe new system would track all e-mails, phone calls and internet use, including visits to social network sites.
Related post: UK government is watching you!
'stretching the law'
Net firms start storing user dataDetails of user e-mails, website visits and net phone calls will be stored by internet service providers (ISPs) from Monday under an EU directive...
UK government is watching you!
Social network sites 'monitored' – "It is part of a plan to store details of all phone calls, e-mails and websites visited on a central database..."dealing with targeted ads
Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (TACO) Firefox extensionSets permanent opt-out cookies to stop targeted advertising by 28 different advertising networks, including Google/Doubleclick and many other members of the Network Advertising Initiative.
Please read the "Long Description" before installing this add-on, for important note regarding privacy settings in Firefox.
Related Information: Developer's Homepage
Note: This is not an endorsement.
just so you know...
Facebook's New Terms Of Service: "We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content. Forever."
Related:
Facebook terms of service compared with MySpace, Flickr, Picasa, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Related Update (2/18/09):
Update on Terms | Facebook
don't click
Facebook users hit by virus – "The virus tricks users by telling them they're in a video..."'did not inform customers'
Call to prosecute BT for ad trialRelated previous posts:
snooping and profiling
'fears over the future of the internet'
'violating California law'
Consumer and Privacy Groups Urge Google to Post a Link to Its Privacy Policy from Its Home Page [BBC News]snooping and profiling
The Phorm 'Webwise' SystemRelated post: 'fears over the future of the internet'
issue is 'privacy' not 'piracy'
Policing internet 'not ISP's job'The head of one of Britain's biggest internet providers has criticised the music industry for demanding that he act against pirates.
Related: ISPs could face piracy sanctions
no privacy here, thank you
Security Lapse Exposes Facebook PhotosBeware of links to other news sites with heavy and/or intrusive advertising.
'fears over the future of the internet'
Web creator rejects net tracking Related:Phorm 'illegal' says policy group
Phorm needs 'better protection'
here's your proof...
Clarkson stung after bank prankTV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lost money after publishing his bank details in his newspaper column.The Top Gear host revealed his account numbers after rubbishing the furore over the loss of 25 million people's personal details on two computer discs. He wanted to prove the story was a fuss about nothing...
'unacceptable intrusion'
German spyware plans trigger row – "German government plans to spy on terror suspects by deploying malicious e-mails have drawn sharp criticism."company denies security breach
Monster attack steals user dataUS job website Monster.com has suffered an online attack with the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen...