No doubt, Facebook never anticipated such an uproar. Faced with its second mass protest by members in its short life span, Facebook, the enormously popular social networking Web site, is reining in some aspects of a controversial new advertising program. Within the last 10 days, more than 50,000 Facebook members have signed a petition objecting [...]
Entries from November 29th, 2007
Facebook Finally Relents After Unabated Criticism Over Privacy Invading Beacon Ads
November 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
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Facebook Beacon Ads Continue to Provoke Uproar and Objections
November 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
Facebook may have overestimated how acceptable their new Beacon ads would be for members. But it is one thing for members to decide voluntarily to reveal private, personal information and yet something else for Facebook to enable the commercial exploitation of such information. David Utter reports on the backlash: One-time online darlings in social networking [...]
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As Investigations Unfold, Taser International Fights Back with High Voltage Legal Power
November 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Physical Safety, Security and Personal Safety
In light of recent Taser deaths, most notably that of Polish immigrant, Robert Dziekanski in Vancouver, Taser International, whose company motto is “Protect Life,” is protecting its own life with aggressive legal defense. Anyone who launches a lawsuit against Taser International Inc. or suggests a Taser electronic device was involved in a death are liable [...]
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