Category Archives: Social Networking

The Privacy Shield – another blunt weapon

For many years, American businesses have enjoyed a bit of special treatment under European data...

Finding friends gets a little harder

The highest court in Germany has ruled that Facebook’s “Find Friends” function is unlawful there....

Breaking down digital identity

Identity online is a vexed problem. The majority of Internet fraud today can be related...

Identity Management Moves from Who to What

The State Of Identity Management in 2015 Constellation Research recently launched the “State of Enterprise...

The State of the State of Privacy

Constellation Research analysts are wrapping up a very busy 2014 with a series of “State...

Too smart?

An Engadget report today, “Hangouts eavesdrops on your chats to offer ‘smart suggestions’” describes a...

The Prince of Data Mining

Facial recognition is digital alchemy. It’s the prince of data mining. Facial recognition takes previously...

Crowd sourcing private sector surveillance

Oc 18. 2014 A repeated refrain of cynics and “infomopolists” alike is that privacy is...

Four Corners’ ‘Privacy Lost’: A demonstration of the Collection Principle

Tonight, Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Four Corners program aired a terrific special, “Privacy Lost” written and...

Schrodinger’s Privacy: A Master Class

Master Class: How to Protect Your Customer’s Digital Identity and Personal Data A Social Media...