Q&A - The complex interplay of social media and privacy
Posted in: Legal, Privacy & Security at 20/02/2012 16:49
Living in the world of social networking and mobile smartphones means trading away some of your personal information.
But assessing the price of admission to join the super-networked, digital class is not so simple; even experts on the issue admit that they don't have a full picture of the way personal information is collected and used on the Internet. But here are some basic guidelines to keep in mind.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/19/privacy-explainer-idINDEE81I08220120219
Also see:
Data collection arms race feeds privacy fears
This week's revelations that Google Inc, Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers, along with apologies from the companies.
They are the latest in a long line of missteps by large Internet companies that have faced little punishment for pushing privacy boundaries, which are already more expansive than most consumers understand.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/19/internet-privacy-idINDEE81I08520120219
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/19/uk-data-collection-idUKTRE81I0AX20120219
