According to the New York Times, AT&T is going to launch a text-message service to send SMS messages to customers in certain locations. Um, hell no! It’s called “ShopAlerts” and is designed to allow “brand-partners” (i.e. HP, Kmart, JetBlue, S.C. Johnson, etc.) to send advertisements and coupons to customers who happen to be in range of […]
Category: Privacy’s a Joke
To achieve a more granular level of privacy on Facebook, you can create Custom Friend Lists and use them in your privacy settings
One of the least-checked settings on Facebook, is the permissions you’ve given every app/game/quiz you’ve ever used with the site.
If you’ve never logged out of Facebook and looked at your profile page, you may be surprised at how much info you’re sharing with the world.
If you don’t know where your personal information could be leaked, you’ll never know where to plug it. Here’s some of the common holes.