Gadget Betrayal
Categories: Technology
Tom-Tom’s use of the data from their navigation devices is only scandalous or newsworthy because of the lack of a culture of awareness in our society.
Are we to blame for ‘Facebook stalking’?
Categories: Technology
The Breakup Notifier app takes Facebook stalking to a new level and is immediately shut down. Still, the app got millions of downloads in its short lifespan, which begs the question: is it the privacy settings that are out of control? Or is it us?
What Happens on Facebook Doesn’t Stay on Facebook
Categories: Technology
Facebook posts can lead you to trouble in the work place, especially if you’re badmouthing your boss. Is it legal? Either way, it’s just a dumb decision.
Forget Big Brother. Little Brother is the real threat.
Categories: Technology
We grew up reading literature that depicts a dystopian future in which totalitarian government controls and has access to your every thought, every emotion, and every action. This nightmare of a world is something most of us would actively resist, and yet, maybe it isn’t the government we should be afraid of in an increasingly digital world; it’s each other.
Could you be sharing too much online?
Categories: Technology
Eighty-one percent of babies have an online footprint. What? That’s crazy… Are we carried away with sharing information online?
It’s all about location, location, location
Categories: Technology
While all the new location-based apps put a different spin on location technology, they all essentially do the same thing — help you find people and places easily. And the integration of location-based services into social networks and, more importantly our phones, is what will affect us the most.
Net deal virtually screws world with pants still on
Categories: Technology
We have just lived through the Golden Age of the Internet. The days of free and equal access (to say nothing of anonymity) may soon whiz by us altogether, as Google, Verizon and the U.S. Congress move to limit net neutrality. We need to stand up and care about this. It is the most important First Amendment issue of our time.
Can I Have Some Privacy Please?
Categories: Current Events
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about privacy, especially when it comes to the Internet. The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, even claimed that he “knows people don’t want privacy“. Uhhh, excuse me? I think everyone (including Millennials) wants at least a little privacy, and I wonder exactly how many people believe we don’t. [...]
The Google Buzz Value
Categories: Technology
By Carlee Mallard I want to start out by saying that I am a Google fan all the way. Google.com is my homepage. I use the phrase “just Google it” just about anywhere and with anyone. If you don’t use Gmail you’re probably not a very good friend of mine. And I’m ashamed to say [...]
There’s Something About Twitter
Categories: Technology
Conversation with friend while randomly walking around the neighborhood: Friend (very, very curious): So you met these people on Twitter? Me (not liking where this is going): Yeah. Friend (jeers): I thought you were smarter than that. Me (offended): Whaddayamean? What’s that sposta mean? Friend (now choosing his words carefully): I mean, it’s just so…16… [...]
