Archive for November, 2007
« Previous EntriesFacebook Finally Relents After Unabated Criticism Over Privacy Invading Beacon Ads
Thursday, November 29th, 2007No 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 to the […]
Facebook Beacon Ads Continue to Provoke Uproar and Objections
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Facebook 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 […]
As Investigations Unfold, Taser International Fights Back with High Voltage Legal Power
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007In 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 […]
MoveOn.org Starts Facebook Group to Protest the Privacy Invasion of Facebook Beacon Ads
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007Facebook’s Beacon ads have drawn objections and concerns from many circles, including privacy and consumer rights groups, legal experts and Facebook members. Now the grassroots political group, MoveOn.org is protesting.
MoveOn.org is turning its organizing prowess on one of the very tools it uses for its mobilizing efforts. The liberal group’s Civic Action division mounted […]
Vancouver Taser Death: No Mere Statistic This Time as B.C. Announces Full Public Inquiry
Monday, November 19th, 2007Had Robert Dziekanski’s Taser death not been recorded in unsparing horror for the world to see, his death might have been another statistic to gloss over. But in this painful aftermath:
The B.C. government has announced a full public inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski, a Polish immigrant who died after RCMP officers shocked […]