This is not exactly a new issue, but now that there are more powerful smart TV's on the market, there are new concerns that your privacy is at great risk.
If you've ever watched TV shows like 'Long Island Medium,' you've seen the stunned looks on people's faces when the psychics start to get positive "hits." The guy in the video above amazes strangers with specific information, but there's one catch: he's not even a little bit psychic.
In case you missed the announcement, Facebook is adding a new feature that threatens to expose all of your dirty laundry. It's called "Graph Search" and it's a new, expanded search engine built in to the social media giant that will not only search users, but your status updates, likes, and links--everything you've posted.
This is huge... but there are ways to ensure your privacy.
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Heads up Facebook users, big blue just updated their privacy controls... again. This time, however, the changes seem to be a step in the right direction. Controls have been simplified and seem to do what we've wanted them to do all along.
Recently Brad posted a thoughtful article on the dangers of keeping your kids' safe online. His concerns were sparked by a recent study by the Federal Trade Commission that found that most mobile apps for kids are secretly collecting data from their smartphones. Scary, right?
Brad, arguably my arch-nemesis tech geek in the building, surmised that the only true way to keep your kids safe online was
A recent study from the Federal Trade Commission has found that most mobile apps for kids are secretly collecting data from their smartphones. Depending on the App, the type of data that's being collected is everything from behavior, web browsing habits to phone numbers, GPS location and device ID's.
Should this concern you?
Have you seen a friend post a ‘legal notice’ or a 'privacy notice' that is meant to protect your privacy rights from big bad Facebook? I bet you've thought about posting that notice yourself, but will it actually help protect your privacy?
How many people have seen a friend post a ‘legal notice’ that is meant to protect our privacy rights now that Facebook is a publicly traded company? I bet you've thought about posting that notice yourself, but will it actually help protect your privacy?