Europe Declares War on Facebook
Throughout history, Europe has shown an inclination to declare war on itself. Now in the 21st Century, Europe has found a new enemy to rally against: Facebook. Recently, Europe brought the gauntlet...
View ArticleGoogle Mates With an Emu
When most of us hear the word “Google” we think search engine. When we hear “Emu” we think a big Australian bird with long legs that doesn’t fly. Put the two together however and you end up with...
View ArticleOKCupid, That’s OKStupid
A few months ago, a furor erupted over the discovery that Facebook had conducted a psychological experiment on nearly 700,000 unwitting users. I think the level of disgust came less from the action...
View ArticleApple vs. Google: The Privacy Revolution Rumble
When talking to the world at large, the leaders in Silicon Valley tend to focus on optimism and excitement over their wares and the future of technology. Sure they may bicker about one another’s...
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The Shot Heard Round the World Wide Web
2014 marks the end of a truly remarkable era. No, I’m not talking about Derek Jeter’s retirement, although baseball fans lucky enough to have watched the future Hall of Famer will miss him greatly. If...
View ArticleGoogle’s Eric Schmidt: Robin Hood or the Big Bad Wolf?
Google, Google, Google. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? To the world at large, Google and its executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, position the company as an Internet Robin Hood. Google takes the...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals and Their “Dirtbox” Declare the 4th Amendment Dead
Has anyone seen the 4th Amendment recently? “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and...
View ArticleMost Delicious? Oreos Versus Tracking Cookies
Most of us love Oreos, the 102 year-old indulgence that reigns #1 in the U.S., year after year. And we love our technology too, so much so that on a daily basis we ingest countless, flavorless but fat...
View ArticleFacebook’s MarkZ Bytes the Cooked Apple
I’m an online privacy advocate. I do dozens of radio interviews every month on the subject. I attend and speak at symposiums such as the GMIC SV Conference last week. I am also CEO of Sgrouples Inc.,...
View ArticleWordplay Run Amok: Et Tu, TRUSTe?
“Friends”, “Likes”, “Cookies”, and now “Trust”, what is happening to words we loved so much? How could one industry wreak such distortion on these heartwarming, smile producing utterances? Say it isn’t...
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