It has taken two years and a lawsuit, to end the Facebook Beacon controversy. Now the social networking giant is finally turning off the ads. More on the story. The application launched in 2007 tracked the activities of Facebook users on 42 partner Web sites and then revealed those activities users’ friends unless they turned such notification off. More on the story here: Daily Mail
Today in the world of privacy…..after the jump.
Laptop searches at airports infrequent, DHS privacy report says. Computerworld
More on the story….DHS privacy report downplays laptop searches. InternetNews
Strange, but true….Alcohol-sniffing anklet saves money but stirs privacy fears. Washington Post
Medical Data in the Internet “Cloud” – Data Privacy. The Health Care Blog
Med Students on Twitter, Facebook: No Patient Privacy? Privacy Digest
New “Irresponsible” Netflix Contest May Violate Customer Privacy. PC World
Location tracking on cell phones raises privacy concerns. Mercury News
The Facebook Beacon controversy raged on for a long time, certainly from the perspective of users. You can see more about it in the video report below.
Facebook Beacon Controversy Update: Ads to Be Shut Off to Settle Lawsuit
No Comments so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.