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Tag: digital privacy
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Digital Privacy vs. Security Is a False Dichotomy
Security plays an important and critical role in ensuring a sound privacy practice. So why are they so often portrayed as being at odds?
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Facebook Settles Targeted Ads Lawsuit, Required to Pay Plaintiffs
It took a couple years, but those who filed a lawsuit against Facebook over information used in targeted advertising are seeing a small payday. Law and Order: The Social Network According to a report from Dan Levine, Facebook became the focus of a lawsuit in 2011 after five individuals sued
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Marketing Automation vs. You
You might not know it, but you’re killing one of the best things to ever happen to you as a consumer. And you’re doing it for all the right reasons. Marketing Automation is a powerful (relatively new) technology that’s on a collision course with criminality. This is unfortunate because Marketing Automation can
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Big Data Gone Bad: Using Social Media Information to Determine Credit Scores
Are credit agencies and financial institutions taking big data too far? Imagine applying for a loan and the credit agency or financial institution requires your Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, WindowsLive or other social media account details to evaluate your application.
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Twitter Tweaks Third-Party Permissions, Adds More User Control
Twitter (news, site) has revised the way in which other sites and apps can take control of your information. Twitter Does Better Permission Slips Are you getting a bit concerned that almost every site, comment system, app and social media network wants access to your Twitter details?
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Keep EFF Going Strong with PayPal's Matching Challenge
Feeling charitable this holiday season? So are PayPal and Convio. Donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (the "leading civil liberties group defending your rights in the digital world") this week and you can double — or perhaps even triple — the value of your contribution.
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