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Facebook 'Likes' can reveal your sexuality, ethnicity, politics, and your parent's divorce

Facebook 'Likes' can reveal your sexuality, ethnicity, politics, and your parent's divorce | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.com - March 29, 2013 2:04 PM
Big data is not your friend because it can easily be used to reveal highly personal information...

 

Big data is the Stasi of our online worlds


There are many "silent listeners" in social networks that collect people's "Likes" and other online behaviors so that the information can be sold discretely to third parties. Facebook, Google, and all other social networks, also collect such behavioral information. 

 

===> While the companies say that their behavioral Big Data is stripped of users' names, it is possible to use other databases such as electoral records, demographic information, and location data, to identify individuals by name. 

It's essentially a secret dossier on more than a 1 billion social network users. <===

 

While this dossier is fragmented at the moment, sophisticated new technologies will soon make it trivial to pull together a massive amount of sensitive private data on every individual that interacts with the Internet in any way.

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===> While the companies say that their behavioral Big Data is stripped of users' names, it is possible to use other databases such as electoral records, demographic information, and location data, to identify individuals by name. 

It's essentially a secret dossier on more than a 1 billion social network users. <===

 

While this dossier is fragmented at the moment, sophisticated new technologies will soon make it trivial to pull together a massive amount of sensitive private data on every individual that interacts with the Internet in any way.

 

Check also:

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Privacy

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-and-its-influence?tag=Privacy

 

                ===> BIG BROTHER is watching YOU!!! <===

 

 

 

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===> While the companies say that their behavioral Big Data is stripped of users' names, it is possible to use other databases such as electoral records, demographic information, and location data, to identify individuals by name. 

It's essentially a secret dossier on more than a 1 billion social network users. <===

 

While this dossier is fragmented at the moment, sophisticated new technologies will soon make it trivial to pull together a massive amount of sensitive private data on every individual that interacts with the Internet in any way.

 

Check also:

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Privacy

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-and-its-influence?tag=Privacy

 

                ===> BIG BROTHER is watching YOU!!! <===

 
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February 12, 2013 9:18 AM
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Raytheon dénoncé pour son outil d'analyse sociale dédié à la Défense

Raytheon dénoncé pour son outil d'analyse sociale dédié à la Défense | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.fr - February 12, 2013 9:17 AM
C'est la nouvelle qui fait peur : un outil d'analyse de vos comptes sur les réseaux sociaux, capable de tout connaître (ou presque) de vous et de prévoir votre comportement. Comment ça, "déjà vu" ?
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Privacy at danger!!!

 

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Privacy at danger!!!

 
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February 7, 2013 11:02 AM
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Irish and German regulators confirm: Facebook has deleted all facial recognition data for EU users

Irish and German regulators confirm: Facebook has deleted all facial recognition data for EU users | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From thenextweb.com - February 7, 2013 11:02 AM
After examining parts of Facebook’s source code, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) and a German data protection regulator have both confirmed that the social network has ...
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January 27, 2013 12:43 PM
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Facebook's Graph Search worries security experts

Facebook's Graph Search worries security experts | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.networkworld.com - January 27, 2013 12:39 PM
Post highlighting embarrassing things raises questions of user privacy with Graph Search, which Facebook users cannot opt out of

 

Facebook believes its responsibility is to provide the privacy settings, while users are responsible for using them. "You control who you share your interests and likes with on Facebook," the company said Thursday in an emailed statement.

 

When joining Facebook, people trade their personal information for free use of the social network. Given that, security experts agree that people are responsible for controlling who sees that information.

 

However, some experts believe Facebook does not go far enough in educating users about the potential threats in keeping information public. Because Graph Search makes all that personal information easily searchable, education on its dangers should be a much higher priority for Facebook.

 

===> "Some people do not grasp the importance of Graph Search," said Bogdon Botezatu, a senior e-threat analyst for Bitdefender. "So maybe it would be better for Facebook to actually inform people that some things will change." <===

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A MUST read and ALSO to learn about the basic knowledge of Cyber-Security!


- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/


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A MUST read and ALSO to learn about the basic knowledge of Cyber-Security!

 
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A MUST read and ALSO to learn about the basic knowledge of Cyber-Security!

 

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/

 
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January 18, 2013 12:16 PM
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Facebook Graph Search may be a social engineering nightmare

Facebook Graph Search may be a social engineering nightmare | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From podcasts.infoworld.com - January 18, 2013 12:16 PM
Facebook's new search engine serves up the kind of data that cyber scammers love
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December 29, 2012 6:53 PM
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Michigan Passes Law to Protect Social Media Accounts

Michigan Passes Law to Protect Social Media Accounts | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From mashable.com - December 29, 2012 6:51 PM
A new law in Michigan prohibits employers and institutions to require access to personal social media accounts of its employees or students.
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December 24, 2012 1:39 PM
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#Privacy: Instagram furor triggers first class action lawsuit

#Privacy: Instagram furor triggers first class action lawsuit | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.reuters.com - December 24, 2012 1:36 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's Instagram photo sharing service has been hit with what appears to be the first civil lawsuit to result from changed service terms that prompted howls of protest last...
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November 22, 2012 8:58 AM
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Facebook to stop privacy votes

Facebook to stop privacy votes | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - November 22, 2012 8:57 AM
Facebook users will no longer be able to vote against policy changes on the website, the social network has announced.

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20444678

 

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October 3, 2012 10:51 AM
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Risk Calculator | Facebook

Risk Calculator | Facebook | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.facebook.com - October 3, 2012 10:48 AM

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What's YOUR Identity Risk Score? Take the TEST: ONLINE IDENTITY RISK CALCULATOR

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September 22, 2012 7:00 AM
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Facebook to suspend photo tag

Facebook to suspend photo tag | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - September 22, 2012 7:00 AM
Facebook will disable its facial recognition tool following a review by the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland.

 

Facebook has suspended the facial-recognition tool that suggests when registered users could be tagged in photographs uploaded to its website.

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19675172

 

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September 16, 2012 2:49 PM
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Thin social line between security, privacy

Thin social line between security, privacy | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.com - September 16, 2012 2:49 PM
Summary: A news report this week says social networking site, Facebook, may contact people whose profile identity is suspect. But should social networking sites have all our information?

 

 

 

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http://www.zdnet.com/in/thin-social-line-between-security-privacy-7000004254/

 

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September 15, 2012 7:12 AM
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Twitter hands over Occupy protester's tweets

Twitter hands over Occupy protester's tweets | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From news.cnet.com - September 15, 2012 7:12 AM
The company surrendered the data to Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew Sciarrino, but the tweets will be sealed pending an appeal. Read this blog post by Don Reisinger on Webware.

 

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-57513125-2/twitter-hands-over-occupy-protesters-tweets/?tag=nl.e776&amp;s_cid=e776

 

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September 7, 2012 7:18 PM
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Infographic: Are You Revealing Too Much on Social Networks?

Infographic: Are You Revealing Too Much on Social Networks? | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.pcmag.com - September 7, 2012 7:18 PM
Trend Micro reports on the risks of posting personal information on social networks.

 

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409350,00.asp

 

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March 3, 2013 5:21 PM
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Facebook’s News Feed, A Skittish Gift Horse

Facebook’s News Feed, A Skittish Gift Horse | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From techcrunch.com - March 3, 2013 5:21 PM
Remember Facebook Questions? Checkins? Spotify listens? They had their time at the top of the news feed because Facebook favors new products, but their prominence diminished as they matured.
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Posting to Facebook is free, but the cost is acceptance of Facebook’s iron grip on the opaque news feed. Facebook’s still a gift horse, but it’s an inconsistent one. We might not want to saddle up and build a business completely dependent on something that could buck us off so easily.


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February 10, 2013 6:45 PM
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How much data privacy can you expect to have?

How much data privacy can you expect to have? | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.cbc.ca - February 10, 2013 6:43 PM
Experts say that the social media technology and the ability for companies to harness our personal information is moving faster than the laws in place to protect our privacy.
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Privacy matters and it should ALSO get taught in schools!

Check also:

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=Privacy

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Privacy

 

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February 2, 2013 12:25 PM
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Twitter gives up user data to feds 69% of the time

Twitter gives up user data to feds 69% of the time | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.computerworld.com - February 2, 2013 12:25 PM
Twitter has released new numbers showing that the social network complied with government data requests 69% of the time in the U.S., as government requests for user information worldwide continue to rise.
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 Twitter has released new numbers showing that the social network complied with government data requests 69% of the time in the U.S., as government requests for user information worldwide continue to rise.

 

The total number of information requests increased to 1,009 during the second half of 2012, up from 849 during the first half of the year, according to Twitter's transparency report. Government requests for content removal also increased to 42 from just six.

 

"All signs suggest that these government inquiries will continue to climb into the foreseeable future," Twitter said.

 

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January 22, 2013 11:51 AM
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Twitter bug gives 3rd-party apps access to users' Direct Messages

Twitter bug gives 3rd-party apps access to users' Direct Messages | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.net-security.org - January 22, 2013 11:42 AM

"There should be millions of Twitter users that have signed in with Twitter into third-party applications. Some of these applications might have gained access to and might still have access to Twitter users private direct messages," he points out, and advises users to check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access their DMs.

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===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===

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- https://twitter.com/settings/applications


- http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/01/you-can-not-trust-social-media-twitter-vulnerable.html


- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/

 

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===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===

 

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- https://twitter.com/settings/applications

 

 

- http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/01/you-can-not-trust-social-media-twitter-vulnerable.html

 

 

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/

 

 

 
Gust MEES's curator insight, January 22, 2013 11:54 AM

===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===

Check ALSO:

- https://twitter.com/settings/applications


- http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/01/you-can-not-trust-social-media-twitter-vulnerable.html


- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/

 
Gust MEES's curator insight, January 22, 2013 11:59 AM

===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===

Check ALSO:

- https://twitter.com/settings/applications


- http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/01/you-can-not-trust-social-media-twitter-vulnerable.html


- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/

 
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January 17, 2013 8:58 AM
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Now's a really good time to update these Facebook privacy settings

Now's a really good time to update these Facebook privacy settings | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From howto.cnet.com - January 17, 2013 8:58 AM
No, Graph Search doesn't affect your privacy settings, but it surely makes digging up information about you really easy. Now's a good time to review what you're sharing and how you're sharing it. Read this article by Sharon Vaknin on CNET.
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Privacy MATTERS!!!

 

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December 26, 2012 4:26 PM
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Facebook's New Privacy Settings Are Here: This Is What You Need To Do Right Now

Facebook's New Privacy Settings Are Here: This Is What You Need To Do Right Now | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From gizmodo.com - December 26, 2012 4:22 PM
We saw a preview earlier this month, but now Facebook's simplified, slimmed down privacy tools should be arriving on your profile. Any minute. Take control and untag those gross pictures you didn't even know existed.
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December 20, 2012 12:28 AM
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Facebook starts rolling out new privacy settings, making it easier to control what data is public

Facebook starts rolling out new privacy settings, making it easier to control what data is public | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From thenextweb.com - December 20, 2012 12:28 AM
Facebook announced plans to make its privacy control settings easier to find this month, and now a series of new menus and notifications has begun to roll out to users of the social ...
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November 11, 2012 4:57 PM
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Hootsuite flub reveals users' e-mail addresses to other users

Hootsuite flub reveals users' e-mail addresses to other users | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From news.cnet.com - November 11, 2012 4:57 PM
Thousands of e-mails sent to users of the social media manager included the names and e-mail addresses of other users. Read this article by Steven Musil on CNET News.
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September 22, 2012 7:09 AM
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Facebook scores points in Europe after disabling facial recognition

Facebook scores points in Europe after disabling facial recognition | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From news.cnet.com - September 22, 2012 7:09 AM

The move to disable facial recognition tagging in Europe has scored the social network some much-needed points in an official audit. 

 

Facebook has finally satisfied the European Union by disabling facial recognition tagging.


Facebook, which was subjected to an audit by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), was under pressure to implement a variety of changes in Europe, mostly dealing with privacy and security issues.

Last December, Facebook had promised to make the changes outlined in the audit document in order to comply with European regulations.

 

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-57517662-2/facebook-scores-points-in-europe-after-disabling-facial-recognition/?tag=nl.e776&amp;s_cid=e776

 

 

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September 21, 2012 9:07 AM
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Vorsicht Facebook: Warnung vor diesen Spionage-Apps

Vorsicht Facebook: Warnung vor diesen Spionage-Apps | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.chip.de - September 21, 2012 9:04 AM
Einige Anwendungen in Facebooks App-Zentrum verlangen mehr Berechtigungen als einem lieb ist. Wir sagen Ihnen, vor welchen Apps Sie sich in Acht nehmen sollten.
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September 15, 2012 7:55 AM
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Twitter Has Lost the Fight to Keep Your Private Tweets Private

Twitter Has Lost the Fight to Keep Your Private Tweets Private | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From gizmodo.com - September 15, 2012 7:55 AM
Welp, looks like your tweets really aren't protected by law. After months of haggling with the courts, Twitter has finally turned over the protected tweets of Occupy Wall Street protestor Malcolm Harris after his arrest in October.
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September 12, 2012 12:54 PM
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Who respects our rights and privacy? - TOS - Clickwrapped

Who respects our rights and privacy? - TOS - Clickwrapped | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
From www.clickwrapped.com - September 12, 2012 12:50 PM

Welcome to Clickwrapped — the web's report card


Whenever we use a website, we agree (sometimes without knowing it) to legal agreements such as terms of service and privacy policies. There are many clauses in these agreements that deserve our close attention. For example, what can the site can do with content we post? When can it disclose our personal information?

 

But they are hard to read and it is difficult to know how one social network, search engine, or photo sharing site compares to another. Clickwrapped analyzes the policies and practices of leading consumer websites and grades each company according to how well it respects your rights.

 

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Read also: 

 

- http://www.clickwrapped.com/results

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?q=privacy

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?q=privacy

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security?q=privacy

 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free?q=privacy

 

 

 

Read more:

http://www.clickwrapped.com/

 

 

 


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Francoise Rieffel's curator insight, August 7, 2013 6:24 AM

Even if we know we are going to be traced with social media and all types of search engine, and if we have the choice not to use social media, it is difficult to unfollow this new way of communication and search.

 
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