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Can You See Who Views Your VSCO? Understanding Privacy and User Experience on the Popular Photo Platform

BeingOptimist

Due to some privacy concerns users have started expressing concern and have asked if there is a way to see who has viewed their VSCO profile. It was founded by Joel Flory and Greg Lutze in the year 2011. Security: If you are concerned about your privacy, you may want to know who is viewing your profile.

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Link Love Monthly: Best of February 2011

SocialFish

A Privacy Policy Re-imagined For Users Like You (Facebook). unassociated 2011 is open for registration! How to Humanize a Sketchy Industry (Jay Baer). How Social Media Is Pushing the Limits of Legal Ethics (GigaOm). Awesomesauce, LOL or WTF. In praise of the A-List. Olivier Blanchard). Tear down this PDF (Monday Note). Evil Plans.

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Google vs Facebook: Name the 2011 Winner

Ari Herzog

-- Ari Herzog thanks you for reading Google vs Facebook: Name the 2011 Winner on his blog. How Bloggers and Webmasters Violate Your Privacy With Google Analytics. Contact Ari: Twitter | Email | 978.558.0008. Related posts: Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn – The Truth. Facebook Movie Comes to Theaters in Fall 2010.

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Facebook’s Messenger App: What You Need To Know

The Social Media Incubator

Many users have expressed concerns with the new app’s privacy settings, permissions, and use of the app. The Messenger app has actually been around since 2011, with many users using it regularly before it became required. Facebook’s Privacy Terms Are Not New. Facebook’s Messenger App is Not New.

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Google to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Charges

Bill Hartzer

million dollar civil penalty to settle FTC (Federal Trade Commission) charges that Google misrepresented themselves when it came to the privacy of Apple users. That violated an earlier privacy settlement between Google and the FTC. Google has agreed to pay a $22.5

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How To Opt-Out of Social Ads on LinkedIn in 5 Clicks

Almost Savvy

I can hear you thinking that 5 is a lot of clicks to opt-out of anything regarding privacy. Would you like to see future privacy changes on LinkedIn communicated differently? UPDATE (8/11/2011) : LinkedIn just announced a new approach to social ads today. Or did they? Spoiler Alert: They did. Hover your cursor over your name.

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What I Like About the New Facebook Timeline Profile, Privacy Settings, and News Feed

Kikolani

A Longed For New Privacy Settings. Head over to your Privacy Settings, and Edit Settings for How Tags Work. Then click Publish Now or wait until your timeline goes live on Friday, September 30, 2011. Good stuff! Review All Tags. If you haven’t checked this out already, you should.

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