Sure you’re ticked off about Facebook’s abuses of consumer privacy, but does closing your account accomplish anything? Facebook should not make it so hard to maintain personal privacy and should not make clandestine changes to its privacy settings. Instead of closing your account, I suggest the following five steps which might be more effective in protecting yourself and in initiating lasting change in Facebook’s attitude toward privacy: Become an Expert in Facebook’s Privacy Settings. Read Facebook’s own  Privacy page. MORE >>

Before installing the customized JavaScript code on a site, how many people read the terms of service ? PRIVACY. You will have and abide by an appropriate privacy policy and will comply with all applicable laws relating to the collection of information from visitors to Your websites. You must post a privacy policy and that policy must provide notice of your use of a cookie that collects anonymous traffic data. But you can’t have just any privacy policy. don’t have that required privacy policy on my site. Keep reading. Google”). MORE >>

As more and more cases of privacy issues involving social media accounts come to light, the world’s biggest social media player is becoming more vocal about its view on the situation. Facebook has said that lawsuits may be an option should employers or others invade the privacy of its users. In comments March 23 on Facebook’s Privacy Page , Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan noted “This practice undermines the privacy expectations and the security of both the user and the user’s friends. Facebook ACLU employers Privacy Social Media MORE >>

Tweet Last week we held a senior executive round table event at Claridges and one of the topics of discussion was about the proposed European Union (EU) directive on data privacy and the potential impact of this on social media. As current EU data laws were created in 1995, before the rise of  Facebook and other social networking sites, the EU has proposed a new directive on data privacy which is due to come into place in January 2012. Jo Stratmann Social media Social networks EU data privacy Social media privacyTweet This! Share this on Facebook. MORE >>

As with any social networking site, your profile is your home base. Private vs. Public: Google has learned a lot about users’s desire for complete control over who can see their content and they’ve gone a long way toward allowing you to manage your profile privacy at a granular level. Branding Business Google+ Tips Online reputation Privacy ProfileOnce you sign-up for Google+, the first order of business should be to build your profile. It’s where you tell people what you’d like them to know about you. Profile Photo: Select a photo to upload. MORE >>