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Google Glass Spectacle Puts Eyes On Privacy

Glass is a wearable computer with the ability to document just about every aspect of life, public or private. Google glass’ one-day sale became a publicity stunt that poses questions of what life will...

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Data Mining Highlights Facebook’s ‘Nearby Friends’

That new feature on your Facebook app allows for location sharing with friends and a whole lot of data mining for marketing purposes. Facebook rolled out its location-sharing feature, “Nearby...

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Facebook, It’s Time We Talk Divorce

So Facebook wants to measure our moods now. In a lot of ways, that juicy tidbit of information shouldn’t surprise anyone, not with Facebook’s track record. Let’s take a look. We already know Facebook...

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The Dog Days of Summer and 99 Days of Facebook Freedom

Ah, the dog days of summer, sticky and stagnant, similar to the way people are feeling about Facebook these days. Almost everywhere I speak as a social media expert andprivacy advocate, I hear the same...

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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...

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Google 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...

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OKCupid, 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...

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Apple 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...

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Google’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...

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U.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...

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Most 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...

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Facebook’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.,...

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Wordplay 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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Patriotism & History: Lessons from Sony

As I was sorting through all the chatter concerning the “Sony Hack” fiasco, I came across a funny comment from someone lamenting how decades from now their children and their children’s children will...

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7 Cool Ways to Have Fun Online While Protecting Your Privacy

Jennifer Lawrence nude photos leaked online. Sony emails hacked. Facebook tracks us everywhere and experiments with our emotions. Google steals our passwords and networks. Snapchat pictures don’t...

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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...

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Google 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...

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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...

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Google 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...

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