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Could the Survival of Facebook Depend on Its Privacy?

Waxing UnLyrical

In the past, I’ve made the argument that your privacy is not Facebook’s responsibility, and I still believe that. Image: West McGowan via Flickr CC 2.0. You just read Could the Survival of Facebook Depend on Its Privacy? Could the Survival of Facebook Depend on Its Privacy? What do you think? He also blogs.

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Has Social Media Killed Off Privacy?

Laurel Papworth

What with Tom Tom selling our GPS data to the police that then book us for speeding, and facial recognition connecting our faces to our social networks and the privacy implications that entails, are we thinking enough about the big issues in our rush to upload, tag and share content in online communities?

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Instagram Does the Two Step - And Steps In It

Social Media Marketing

But with yesterday's announcement of pending changes in its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service , Instagram is quickly falling from grace. It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. So what happened? It was the photo sharing site of choice. Backed by Yahoo!

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Besides major usability issues , duplicate stories submissions , and ads that literally scream at you , Digg has yet another issue to deal with: privacy. Plus, the privacy is only one way (incoming only). I was responding to Kelly who says that the privacy is still one way. Your friends can see them.

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How Often Do Ethical Questions Impact Your Social Media Efforts?

Adam Cohen

Working with customer data within social networks, privacy concerns about using the data for targeting. Photo credit: swiv via flickr. Tags: Social Media Ethics Facebook Privacy Social network Todd Defren Twitter. I’m curious how often these come up for you – please describe your role too and thanks in advance.

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Monday Roundup: Secrets

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Steven Depolo via Flickr, CC 2.0. Why: Online privacy is a valid concern in today’s connected world (yes, even for me). This week’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that either focus on, or reveal hidden gems via, secrets. Your Career and You: Say No to Negativity.

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LinkedIn’s University Pages: Brilliant or Dumb?

Firebelly

Photo Credit: Flickr: smi23le. Along with privacy issues for the new young users, some now say the company’s creditability could be called into question. This past week, LinkedIn created quite a stir with the announcement of their new University Pages.

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