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Digital is facing a Trust Crisis

Dave Fleet

The privacy issues related to social are myriad and layered (see: The Social Dilemma ), but Iā€™d argue that events surrounding the 2016 US election ā€“ where privacy abuse in the Cambridge Analytica scandal played a significant role ā€“ proved a tipping point in trust and public awareness from which social networks have never truly recovered.

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Seven Ways to Increase Your Brand Influence

Webbiquity SMM

Brands compete for the attention of their customers in real-time, across various channels. One factor to remember is that if you are using cookies to collect user data, you should clearly reveal this to your users in a privacy policy on your website. Practice Proper Channel Management.

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The Power of Google+: Privacy "Circles" the Entire Experience

Stay N' Alive

Not just that, but the default privacy setting on Google+ is nothing. In a sense, this puts Google Circles at a greater risk to putting Twitter out of business, as it takes the Twitter follow model and lists, and adds privacy settings to it, using those lists to make that happen. It's that simple.

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Will private conversations change Twitter?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The privacy shift comes as Twitter seeks to bolster user growth and compete with instant messaging platforms such as WeChat, WhatsApp and SnapChat. Some see transparency as being one of the key defining attributes of Twitter. But at what cost?

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Facebook news today

Sherrilynne Starkie

. ”Italian law forbids minors under 18 signing contracts, yet Facebook is effectively entering into a contract with minors regarding their privacy, without their parents knowing.” A report out today says that the little-used blogging feature is about to get an overhaul to compete with Tumblr.

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Master AI for your Business ā€“ Kuala Lumpur workshop

Laurel Papworth

Main Learning Objectives, Benefits & Key Takeaways Features: POLICY AI is my coPilot ā€“ how AI becomes the hardest working, most competent jobshare colleague youā€™ll ever have. Organisation Policies on privacy, confidentiality and usage of AI in the enterprise. Policy, regulation, and when NOT to use AI, e.g., SEO.

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5 steps to ensure you donā€™t get caught out by The Big Analogue Switch Off

BeingOptimist

The fact of the matter is that broadband spends are considerably faster now, meaning that analogue phone lines simply cannot compete. With encryption via calling with an app like WhatsApp, you can ensure no interference and absolute privacy. Excessive broadband bills will hopefully become a thing of the past. 3: Embrace the future.