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[Techdirt] It's become popular in the media to make a big deal out of the threats that companies like Google and Facebook present to privacy, and even some regulators have been sniffing around that space -- but that's only because people can actually see what's happening with those companies (and both take the issue of privacy pretty seriously -- though, both could do a better job in some cases). The problem is that most people don't even realize that the big data mining companies are doing much more with their data every day, and there's less attention paid because it all happens behind the scenes.

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[Valleywag Comments] Your Privacy Is An Illusion: Google admits to cracking Facebook ...: Over the weekend Google admitted it used private information about Facebook users to target advertising AllFacebook reports Google sells advertising.

[@ramgad.com!] The Global Door Opener for Misuse of Your Privacy - Facebook ...: Such Third Party Sites and Third Party Applications, Software or Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third Party Sites accessed through the Site or any Third Party Applications, Software or Content posted on, available through or installed from the Site, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices or other policies of or contained in the Third Party Sites or the Third Party Applications, Software or Content. Inclusion of, linking to or permitting the use or installation of any Third Party Site or any Third Party Applications, Software or Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us.

[Valleywag: Gizmodo] Scoop: Facebook employees know what profiles you look at: "My friend got a call from her friend at Facebook, asking why she kept looking at his profile," says a privacy-conscious source at a major tech company. Turns out Facebook employees can (and do) check out anyone's profile.

[Bits] Adobe’s Flash and Apple’s Safari Fail a Privacy Test - Bits Blog ...: (For example, under Global Privacy Settings, the selection of whether a site should be allowed to ask you for access to your camera and microphone.) (Ok, I will grant Emmy this: it’s possible, based on this problem, that my settings weren’t what they looked liked. So it may be dysfunctional rather than dishonest.

[Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing] The Facebook Privacy Fallout Continues: Coke had been one of Facebook’s “Landmark Partners” because it had made an especially large commitment to use the site’s new features. Other Landmark Partners included Blockbuster and Verizon.

[Kris Tarr] Kris Tarr » Blog Archive » Facebook Privacy: Though some people tried to warn me about privacy issues with Facebook, until I watched this video I found on YouTube, I wasn’t really concerned:

[Joeb's Blog...Thing] Privacy Becoming A Thing Of The Past? « Joeb’s Blog”¦Thing: Schaeuble who pushed this law made the remark that people already willingly present intimate details on the net anyway, so citizens wouldn’t be concerned about privacy anyway (this echoes Flimms comment). I still wonder how that holds up for those people who don’t publish all these details - they (we) still have to suffer from the gov’t spying on us.

[Search Engine Watch Blog] Facebook Reaches 150 Million Users Worldwide - Search Marketing ...: Writing on the Facebook blog, founder Mark Zuckerberg said, "The full potential of the web is to make the world more open, so everyone has a voice and can share what is important to them. With 150 million voices and counting, we can't wait for the rest of 2009, and we look forward to offering even more ways for you to connect with the people who matter most."

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[Search Engine Watch Blog] Facebook's New Privacy Problem: Groups Created Under False ...: I just want to clear up a few things about the recent Facebook controversy surrounding my company, College Prowler, as I have seen a lot of misinformation being posted out there. The facts are this, we created about 125 Facebook groups with the intention of promoting free access to our college guidebook information.

[Bits] Facebook Is No Friend of Power.com - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com: Even if Power.com used Facebook to send unsolicited messages to its users, that’s what the complaint should have said. If Power.com did generate that message instead of sending it through Facebook, Facebook should have acknowledged that it sends out many emails exactly like that for other sponsored groups all the time, and all are signed, “The Facebook Team,”

[wecando.biz's Blog - The Business Web 2.0 - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK] My Top 3 Web 2.0 predictions for 2009 - The Business Web 2.0 ...: Ask most people if they want to join a network specifically for geneologists, financial advisers, public speakers or sales leads and they'll tell you that they are already on Facebook or LinkedIn and don't need to join any others (in spite of them potentially better serving the needs which saw them networking in the first place). But the interest they have in the specific use of Social Networks that led to them adding applications or joining groups last year will drive growth in stand-alone niche networks focused towards those interests in 2009.

[SearchCap: Daily Search Engine News Recap] Facebook Notification Feeds: Not So Private From Blog Search ...: The purpose of the notifications feeds is so that you cankeep up on Facebook when you’re not logged in. Give Bloglines your notificationsfeed, and then Bloglines can keep you updated with what’s going on while you’re"outside"

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