Privacy
Update: What to do when your online identity is compromised.
Update: In October 2010, I filed a report with the local police department with all the documentation (including the IP address) of the violation below. According to section 403 (c) of the Criminal Code (Canada), he was charged with “Personation with Intent”: **someone fraudulently personates a person with intent to cause disadvantage to the person whom…
Read MoreWhat To Do When Your Online Identity is Stolen: It happened to me:
At the end of September 2010, someone with malicious intent, entered my name, my email address (presented to be me), and posted the following on the blog of a well-respected local colleague/competitor named Ann* (*name has been changed) A mutual acquaintance emailed me to let me know he had seen the blog and that a…
Read MoreFacebook is to announce new privacy tonight. What’s it gonna take to win YOU back?
It’s expected that Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg will be announcing changes to their privacy tonight. According to research from Edelman (via eMarketer), 47% of US Internet users were willing to watch ads in exchange for free entertainment and only 13% were willing to give up private information. And while this article outlines that Facebook and…
Read MoreShame on you Facebook: Privacy Settings and Community Pages
I’ve been quite willing to share a lot of my personal information online. For the most part, I’m an “open book”. Now I have 3 words for Facebook: “Shame on you”. Years ago, some people warned me about Facebook’s Privacy Policy and its disclaimer that any content I share on Facebook (including pictures) becomes the…
Read MorePrivacy on Facebook: be sure to check your settings!
As you may have heard, Facebook is in some “hot water” (again!) for the new “Instant Personalization” program. Contrary to the opt-in requirement as outlined in Canada’s Privacy Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Facebook automatically opts-in their 400 million members to various changes on their site. Mark Zuckerberg said, in his April 21…
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