Category Archives: Social Media
Three billion was a Snap
June 2, 2014 The latest Snowden revelations include the NSA’s special programs for extracting photos...
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Digital Sheep and Digital Goats
My Constellation Research colleague Alan Lepofsky as been working on new ways to characterise users...
Big Privacy: a new Constellation Research Report
I’ve just completed a major new Constellation Research report looking at how today’s privacy practices...
The Snapchat data breach
Yesterday it was reported by The Verge that anonymous hackers have accessed Snapchat’s user database...
Facebook’s challenge to the Collection Limitation Principle
Dec 25, 2013 Facebook’s challenge to the Collection Limitation Principle An extract from our chapter...
The beginning of privacy!
The headlines proclaim that the newfound ability to re-identify anonymous DNA donors means The End...
It’s not too late for privacy
Have you heard the news? “Privacy is dead!” The message is urgent. It’s often yelled...
Photo data as crude oil
It’s been said that “data is the new oil”. The immense stores of Personal Information...
A penny for your marketable thoughts?
Most people think that Apple’s Siri is the coolest thing they’ve ever seen on a...
Information companies and the Use Limitation Principle
Google has copped a lot of flak over its move to join up all services...