Pinboard: bookmarks for fjordaan tagged 'privacy'

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yesterday by fjordaan

Cookies law changed at 11th hour to introduce 'implied consent' | Technology | guardian.co.uk

New EU regulations on the use by British websites of cookies have been watered down by the UK's information commissioner just hours before they were due to come into force.

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yesterday by fjordaan

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Privacy policy guidelines - MDN

A privacy policy is a description of what you do with data. The critical things to describe are how you collect, use, store, and share or disclose information about people. We've put together a privacy policy template to help make this a little easier.

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25 days ago by fjordaan

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I hereby resign - raganwald's posterous

My ability to select the best candidates for our positions has been irreparably compromised by looking into their private lives. I’ve been “tainted” by knowledge of their sexual orientation, illnesses, religion, political affiliations, and other factors that expose us to anti-discrimination legislation. We can't even claim that the employee improperly disclosed these matters to us, as we are the ones initiating the investigation of their private doings

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8 weeks ago by fjordaan

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Stealing Your Address Book by Dustin Curtis

I can't think of a rational reason for why Apple has not placed any protections on Address Book in iOS. It makes no sense. It is a breach of my privacy, and it has allowed every app I've installed to steal my address book.

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february 2012 by fjordaan

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Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist | Public Intelligence

A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist activity. The document, part of a program called “Communities Against Terrorism”, lists the use of “anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address” as a sign that a person could be engaged in or supporting terrorist activity.

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february 2012 by fjordaan

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Nik Cubrilovic Blog - Logging out of Facebook is not enough

Even if you are logged out, Facebook still knows and can track every page you visit. The only solution is to delete every Facebook cookie in your browser, or to use a separate browser for Facebook interactions.

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september 2011 by fjordaan

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GRC's | Password Haystacks: How Well Hidden is Your Needle?

And here's the key insight of this page, and “Password Padding”:

Once an exhaustive password search begins,
the most important factor is password length!

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august 2011 by fjordaan

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OAuth Will Murder Your Children

If you’re creating an app, you should only request the absolute bare minimum of what’s necessary. If Twitter wised up and started adding access selection, you should code around the prospect that your app may not receive everything under the sun. It may not be as convenient for you, but it’s just another programming problem to deal with.

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january 2011 by fjordaan

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Opt Out of Behavioral Advertising - Network Advertising Initiative

The NAI Opt-out Tool was developed in conjunction with our members for the express purpose of allowing consumers to "opt out" of the behavioral advertising delivered by our member companies.

Using the Tool below, you can examine your computer to identify those member companies that have placed an advertising cookie file on your computer.

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august 2010 by fjordaan

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Hacker News | Facebook Privacy Scanner is launched

Discussion with ReclaimPrivacy.org creator

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may 2010 by fjordaan

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Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline | Electronic Frontier Foundation

To help illustrate Facebook's shift away from privacy, we have highlighted some excerpts from Facebook's privacy policies over the years. Watch closely as your privacy disappears, one small change at a time!

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may 2010 by fjordaan

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What Private Facebook Information Your Friends Can Publish | Smarterware

Just because you've set your Facebook profile to "Friends only" access doesn't mean someone who is not your friend can't see it. One of the most confusing aspects of Facebook's privacy settings is an area where you specify what information your friends can share about you through applications and web sites, even parts of your profile you made private.

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may 2010 by fjordaan

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Facebook Privacy: A Bewildering Tangle of Options - Graphic - NYTimes.com

To manage your privacy on Facebook, you will need to navigate through 50 settings with more than 170 options. Facebook says it wants to offer precise controls for sharing on the Internet.

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may 2010 by fjordaan

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10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

I figured that many people would benefit from a thorough overview on how to protect your privacy on Facebook. Below is a step by step process for protecting your privacy.

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march 2009 by fjordaan

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tahoe-lafs

Tahoe is a secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant filesystem. All of the source code is available under a Free Software, Open Source licence. This filesystem is encrypted and spread over multiple peers in such a way that it remains available even when some of the peers are unavailable, malfunctioning, or malicious.