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The Death of Privacy.. Schadenfreude* Alert!

Today's Technology Commentary Posted on January 2, 2013 by RobertGJanuary 2, 2013

And now for some festive comic relief.. Zuckerberg’s sister has been whining about the ‘sharing’ of one of her ‘private’ photos, originally posted on – guess where – Facebook!    She naïvely assumed it was ‘private’, but apparently a Facebook-friend-of-a-friend had access to it, as well… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9767266/Zuckerberg-private-family-photo-exposed-by-Facebook-sharing.html Apparently this was such a heinous and unspeakable crime, that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Internet, Opinion | Tagged complaint, facebook, photo, privacy, schadenfreude, sharing, sister, zuckerberg | Leave a reply

The Internet is Safe! – Until the Next Time..

Today's Technology Commentary Posted on December 14, 2012 by RobertGDecember 14, 2012

So – predictably – the UK and US refused to endorse the less-then-subtle attempt by a UN body to ‘regulate’ the flow of information across the ‘net.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9743911/UN-internet-talks-collapse-as-Britain-and-US-refuse-to-sign-treaty.html Once these two nations made their position clear, the usual group of ‘Western’ nations followed suite, including Canada, New Zealand, and – of course – Sweden… Despite the best … Continue reading →

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‘Wicket’ – UN to Control the Web? Be Very Afraid..

Today's Technology Commentary Posted on December 3, 2012 by RobertGDecember 3, 2012

The UN has – in many peoples estimation – singularly failed to live up to its remit, in so many areas..   Now there is a proposal to had over ‘control’ of the Web to a UN Agency that is unaccountable in so many ways, at the upcoming ‘World Conference on International Telecommunications’ (WCIT, or ‘wicket‘): http://www.siliconvalley.com/mike-cassidy/ci_22100695/cassidy-dubai-internet-conference-threatens-our-wide-web The … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Opinion | Tagged bad idea, bureaucracy, control, dubai, internet, un, wcit, wicket, www | Leave a reply
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