Off the Shelf

This is part of my ongoing series in social media privacy, please read the exciting introduction here.
1. Introduction
2. Foursquare
3. Facebook updated 5/6/2010
4. Twitter – coming soon.
Since writing this Facebook has re-envisioned how they handle your personal information. The EFF is always quick to respond to changes like this in areas of user privacy. [...]

This is part of my ongoing series in social media privacy, please read the exciting introduction here.
1. Introduction
2. Foursquare
3. Facebook updated 5/6/2010
4. Twitter – coming soon.
Foursquare
Let me start by saying since this application relates to my personal, physical location, I am a bit more careful about who I share that information with.

First, [...]

1. Introduction
2. Foursquare
3. Facebook updated 5/6/2010
4. Twitter – coming soon.
Keeping your life private, while still enjoying the benefits of social media, is a delicate balance. You don’t want to say too much and “over share” or say too little and not get the benefits of the application. However, very few people really understand how [...]

So, this weekend I attended my first hacker conference, “The Last H.O.P.E (Hackers on Planet Earth)” sponsored by 2600 Magazine. Featured con speakers were: Steven Levy, Kevin Mitnick, Jello Biafra, Steve Rambam and Adam Savage of MythBusters fame. Some of the sessions I did attend included: “Evil Interfaces: Violating the User”, “A Hacker’s View of [...]