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0	Yahoo Manages to Leak Private Security Key With New Chrome Extension [Yahoo] Yahoo has just released its Axis extension—a visual search tool that links across desktop and mobile devices—but sadly, there's a hitch. During the release, Yahoo managed to leak a private secu... 0 Published 19 hours ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Don’t Self-Censor On Facebook: Audience Filter Today’s Internet serves many functions, operating as a public forum for self-expression, an intimate support group among friends, and even a platform for professional development. As your use of social networks such as Facebook grows in the professional c... 0 Published 2 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	The Wasteland of Forgotten Phone Numbers on Facebook Is Exposing Your Privacy [Facebook] Do you remember the olden days of losing a phone? Crap! You lost all your contacts! What do you do? You probably didn't have a smartphone and you probably didn't sync your contacts, instead, you went to Fa... 0 Published 2 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	At IBM Headquarters, Siri Is Persona Non Grata [SIRI] This week, IBM CIO Jeanette Horan told MIT's Technology Review that Siri, best pal of Zooey Deschanel and oft snarky gal Friday of the iPhone, has been banned from the company's internal networks, over con... 0 Published 2 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	A Very Probably Drunk Richard Dreyfuss Blasts Mark Zuckerberg and "Eric Brin" [Watch This] Richard Dreyfuss doesn't limit himself to five words (or, apparently, five drinks) in this Webby Awards tribute to Steve Jobs, which he uses to take jabs at Google and Facebook for not being tequila priva... 0 Published 3 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Three Post-IPO Causes For Concern For Facebook It’s not all roses and chocolates in the land of social-networking giants, despite Facebook’s initial public offering Friday. There are some real issues to be grappled with in Facebook’s future. And while not insurmountable, the problem areas are real thr... 0 Published 4 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	How Private Is Your DNA? [Science] Unlike the contents of your inbox, bank statement, or Facebook timeline, your DNA quite literally defines you. It's strange, then, that in an age where sequencing the genome is becoming trivial, we don't g... 0 Published 4 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Failbook: Facebook Doesn’t Know HOW to Be Private! 0 Published 6 days ago in oddly specific - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and...: Profile, Details
0	20 SF Bars Debut Sausage Fest-Fighting Facial Recognition Service [Privacy] It's Friday night in the City by the Bay, you and your boys are out from Concord, rolling deep in your old man's Escalade through North Beach. But what club do you hit up first, where all them bitches at? ... 0 Published 6 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Facebook Tagged With $15B Class-Action Privacy Lawsuit On Eve Of IPO What has this world come to when Facebook can’t even enjoy its initial public offering? On the eve of the long-awaited IPO, the social network was the target of a $15 billion class-action suit that consolidated 21 claims of invasion of privacy by tracking... 0 Published 7 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	Facebook Is Going To Be Even More Annoying Now That It's Public [Facebook] Facebook is public now. And that means you're going public too. Facebook has to make you share more. It has to make you expose more of yourself. It has to do all those deeply creepy it's already doing, but... 0 Published 7 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Study: 44 Percent ‘Never’ Click On Facebook Ads, Sponsored Stories Maybe General Motors got an advance copy of new research from digital marketing agency Greenlight, which found that 44 percent of respondents to its survey would “never” click on Facebook ads or sponsored stories. continued… New Career Opportunitie... 0 Published 8 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	Twitter Won't Track Your Personal Information If You Opt-Out [Do Not Track] It's no secret that social networks collect huge amounts of personal information from you. Now Twitter will give you a choice in the matter. More » 0 Published 8 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	New Forensics Tool Can Slurp a Phone's Data via the Cloud [Privacy] The police don't even need to touch your phone anymore to know how you've been using it. A new off-the-shelf forensics tool lets cops retrieve all the data they want from your iPhone by accessing its conte... 0 Published 8 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Self-Destruct Buttons On This SSD Will Physically Destroy Your Drive [Video] Are you worried about the FBI kicking down your door in search of all your digital contraband? If so then it's time to upgrade to RunCore's new InVincible SSD drive with its pair of red and green self-dest... 0 Published 8 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Poll: Only 13% Trust Their Data With Facebook On the cusp of decision time, when many fund managers and investors will have to decide whether or not to partake in Facebook shares during its initial public offering (orders will reportedly cease at the end of today), a poll conducted by CNBC in conjunc... 0 Published 10 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	Dirtbag Racist Firefighter Demoted For Idiotic Facebook Rant About Travyon Martin [Facebook] Usually we get pretty upset when someone gets in trouble at work or school for a status update or tweet. But this Florida firefighter got what he deserved after posting a racist rant on Facebook about Trav... 0 Published 10 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Most Popular Surveillance Cameras Can Be Hacked [Video] In a world where security cameras are nearly as ubiquitous as light fixtures, someone is always watching you. But the watcher might not always be who you think it is. More » ... 0 Published 10 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	California Assembly Passes Bill To Protect Facebook Users’ Passwords The fight to protect Facebook users’ passwords and other private information is taking place on both the national and state level, as the Assembly in California passed a bill Thursday that would deny employers from accessing anything designated as private... 0 Published 14 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	California Passes Law Preventing Employers From Demanding Social Media Access [Privacy] With the passage of AB 1844, the California State Assembly has effectively banned employers from requiring access to their workers' social media accounts. Several states already outlawing the practice and ... 0 Published 13 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Facebook asks for feedback on its updated Data Use Policy, will answer questions on Monday On Monday, Facebook is set to do a live streaming Q&A to discuss changes to its Data Use Policy, which the company has announced today on its privacy blog. At 12PM ET / 9AM PT on the 14th, you’ll be able to ask questions and listen to what the ... 0 Published 14 days ago in The Next Web - International technology...: Profile, Details
0	Would You Let a Bouncer Check Your Facebook to Get Into a Club? [Facebook] The stakes are high for bouncers—letting even one underage person into a bar or club could mean a hefty fine. That's why they have so many tricks to suss out fake IDs. They'll ask what your sign is, ... 0 Published 20 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	White House Says President Obama Will Definitely Veto CISPA [Cispa] President Obama has doubled down on his threat to veto the CISPA bill if it reaches his desk. He had previously threatened to veto the controversial bill, which has already passed the House and been amende... 0 Published 20 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Over 113 Million US Facebook Users Don't Use Any Privacy Controls [Factoid] Over 113 million Facebook users don't use—or don't even know about—any of Facebook's privacy settings, according to a new study by independent, non-profit Consumer Reports. That is a lot of use... 0 Published 21 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	This Case for Data Mining Might Make You Reconsider Your Position on Web Privacy [Data Mining] It's difficult to think of an upside to relinquishing your personal data—your privacy, really—to the prying eyes of the internet. But over at The Atlantic, Brian Fung makes a solid case for why... 0 Published 22 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Google Engineer Behind Street View Data Breach Unmasked [Google] While Google has come away from the Street View data breach practically unscathed, it has made a point of not naming the engineer responsible for the problem. Now, a former state investigator involved in a... 0 Published 24 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Google Staff Knew All Along About the Street View Data Breach [Google] A report issued by the Federal Communications Commission reveals that the Google engineer responsible for collecting private information via wireless networks from Street View cars repeatedly told his coll... 0 Published 25 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	New Bill Banning Employer Facebook Snooping Introduced in Congress [Privacy] Back in March, news of employers asking employees and prospective hires for Facebook logins sparked much debate amongst public and politicians alike. After one amendment failed to pass, a pair of democrats... 0 Published 25 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	How to Pretend to Be Someone's Friend on Facebook [User Manual] Most of the people you're friends with on Facebook aren't your friends—you know that. But decorum forces you to keep them in your virtual stable! Here's how to block them out of your life in a social... 0 Published 27 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Privacy-Killing CISPA Bill Passes House [Cispa] CISPA, a terrible bill that would let websites hand over your personal data to the government with little oversight, just passed the U.S. House of Representatives. That's not good. More » ... 0 Published 28 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Facebook Support Dashboard Sheds Light On Content-Reporting Process Facebook is testing a new product that allows users who report objectionable content to follow the progress of their reports and receive alerts when the social network has decided the fate of the reported content. continued… New Career Opportunitie... 0 Published 29 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	What Is CISPA? [Cispa] Remember SOPA and PIPA, the terrible "anti-piracy" bills the internet raged into nonexistence? There's a new one, and it's maybe worse: the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. CISPA. Here's ever... 0 Published 29 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	How One Man Hacked Hollywood [Hacking] Pictures hacked from Hollywood stars' email accounts and phones seem to be a mainstay of popular culture these days. Chris Chaney, one of the most prolific celebrity hackers to date, was recently arrested&... 0 Published 29 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	NetworkClean Joins Facebook Reputation-Management Crowd The Facebook reputation-management field just got a little more crowded with the launch of the beta version of NetworkClean, a free tool that offers multiple options. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. ... 0 Published 30 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	If You Tweet and Delete Your Crimes You Will Still Go To Jail [Twitter] Everyone screws up and occasionally tweets something they shouldn't. Thanks to services like Topsy, deleting your 140 character flub has never been a foolproof way of erasing your misdeed, but we always th... 0 Published 31 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Check The Privacyscore Of Facebook Apps PrivacyChoice debuted a Facebook application that allows users to gauge the privacy risks of other Facebook apps, joining the company’s browser add-on, which performs the same task for websites. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best j... 0 Published 32 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	Idiot Steals Gas from Cop Car, Posts Picture on Facebook, Goes Directly to Jail [Bad Ideas] This is Michael Baker. Michael is 20 years old, lives in Kentucky, and likes The Bucket List on Facebook. I know these things because Michael has not activated his Facebook privacy settings, which is somet... 0 Published 36 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Collusion for Chrome Reveals Who's Spying on Your Surfing [Video] The concept of privacy on the Internet is naive at best. Fact is everybody tracks what you do online. Collusion for Chrome, however will show you exactly where your information goes when you're served a co... 0 Published 37 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Facebook Doesn't Have to Trample On Our Privacy Rights in the Name of Cybersecurity [Facebook] Numerous commentators have noted the sore thumb in the group of supporters for The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA): Facebook. Why would a social network be endorsing a bill that would... 0 Published 39 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Sergey Brin: Web Freedom Faces Its Greatest Threat Ever [Blockquote] Over the past three decades, the internet has changed—and if you're to believe Sergey Brin, the principles of openness and universal access that underpinned it at its conception are under the greates... 0 Published 39 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Government Fines Google 0.0008% of How Much It Made Last Quarter for Violating Your Privacy [Google] Leave it to the FCC to stick it to nefarious corporate overreaching: USA Today reports the FCC just slammed Google with a $25,000 fine for collecting private information about American Wi-Fi networks. That... 0 Published 39 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Facebook Tests Ways To Clarify Social Sharing One of the biggest concerns about using social readers is users’ confusion over whether or not content is being shared, and Facebook appears to be testing a solution to that issue. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. ... 0 Published 42 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	Facebook Adds To Download Your Information Facebook increased the amount of information users can archive when they download their account histories using the social network’s Download Your Information feature. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. ... 0 Published 43 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	CIA's Secret Fear: High-Tech Border Checks Will Blow Spies' Cover [Video] When Tom Cruise had to break into police headquarters in Minority Report, the futuristic crime thriller, he got past the iris scanners with ease: He just swapped out his eyeballs. More » ... 0 Published 43 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Maryland May Become The First To Ban Employers From Requesting Facebook Passwords Maryland could become the first state in the U.S. to prohibit employers from requesting current and prospective employees’ Facebook passwords. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. 0 Published 44 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	The Most Common Facebook Privacy Mistakes Of All Time Facebook has become a commonly used resource for acquaintances, employers or potential customers to find out more about you. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. 0 Published 45 days ago in AllFacebook - The Unofficial Facebook Blog -...: Profile, Details
0	7 Rules for Recording Police [Civil Rights] Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from his 2007 felony arrest for videotaping police roughing up a suspect. ... 0 Published 45 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Secretly Track Anyone Using This Fully-Functional GPS Unit [GPS] By all accounts the LiveWire NavGenius is your typical gray-market GPS navigation device, with touchscreen functionality and basic mapping software. But tucked away inside is an extra bit of hardware that ... 0 Published 45 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Maryland Bans Employers from Requesting Social Media Passwords. Good Job, Maryland. [Facebook] There's good news if you work in Maryland. On Monday, it became the first state to pass a bill banning employers from requesting passwords to Facebook, Twitter, or accounts of employees or applicants. M... 0 Published 45 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Real Reason Worry About Facebook Privacy It’s got far less to do with that creepy guy that shows up at all the events you didn’t invite him to, than you’d think. 0 Published 50 days ago in UrlyBits - Distracting You With Shiny Things: Profile, Details

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