Privacy controversies are no stranger to any web company, especially giants like Google and Facebook. While exaggerated in some cases and outright misguided in others, plenty of times the company has things to answer for. And on few occasions does a company make such a dumb move that it's hard to imagine what wa... |
1 March 2010
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Beacon, an ill-fated advertising program launched by Facebook in 2007, is now officially dead and a class-action lawsuit filed against the social network regarding the program has been settled and is awaiting court approval. Beacon tracked users' actions on several partner sites and then displayed them on Facebo... |
19 September 2009
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As more and more activities are carried out outside the spacecrafts that provide transportation and shelter for the astronauts, their safety proves more of a concern for scientists. Perhaps, in the not-so-distant future, EVAs (extra-vehicular activities) will require longer spacewalks and actions that must ... |
24 October 2008
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Last fall, Facebook was excited with the launch of a new feature which showed friends what the latest online purchases of Facebook subscribers were. Beacon could have been a fun way to share one's preferences, without personally telling everyone in the network about the latest movie he had bought online. But the... |
15 August 2008
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"We've made a lot of mistakes building this feature, but we've made even more with how we've handled them. We simply did a bad job with this release, and I apologize for it. . . . Instead of acting quickly, we took too long to decide on the right solution. I'm not proud of the way we've handl... |
6 December 2007
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Ok, so you got your Facebook, you got your Coca-Cola partnership that was going swell. What would you do, if you had an option to continue the association when confronted with upcoming changes? I don't know about you, but I would most definitely ask my good friend and partner about the options he would consider ... |
4 December 2007
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The campaign conducted by MoveOn.org and its 12000 members of the Facebook group made all the difference when it came to the great social networking site's privacy policy. As of last night, users are able to opt-in to share purchases via Beacon. Facebook turned tail and ran for the hills when faced with the huge... |
30 November 2007
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As some of you have probably already experienced, there are some emergency situations, when simply being located quickly by rescue teams can mean the difference between life and death. For example, if you're trapped under debris and found within 30 minutes, you've got a 50% chance of survival. The perfect s... |
31 July 2007
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