Facebook’s fix on us all

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

  ‘Not on Facebook? It still has a fix on you’ is the headline that’s grabbed my attention this week. It was a piece about how the world’s biggest social network is building-up data about people who haven’t even signed-up yet. There were also some ‘shocking’ facts about existing users – apparently, ...

The end of embarrassing photos? Facebook reveals new privacy features

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Facebook has a bit of a track record when it comes to privacy. With prospective employers now able to dig around in our online histories, the ability to control privacy when using social media has become an increasingly hot topic. Today, Facebook announced a raft of new features set to give ...

Facebook facing a new backlash?

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Having been criticised in the past for its attitude towards privacy, Facebook is now facing a new row. It’s been revealed that the social network has enabled a feature that automatically identifies people in photos that have been uploaded. So, should we all be concerned that our privacy – and the privacy ...

Is it time for an (anti) social network?

Monday, November 15th, 2010

There was a time, circa 2006, when alongside New Rave, it was oh-so-very-cool to boast about how many friends you had on Facebook. Flash forward four years and many of us are now wondering if it’s appropriate to have ‘that person you once spoke to at school’ as an online ...

Will we lose our privacy to find our friends?

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

For years we’ve been sharing with Facebook (and the rest of cyberspace) who, what, when and how, but the time has now come to say where. Facebook’s newest service, ‘Places’, is the core offering of sites such as Foursquare and Gowalla. Not one to be outdone, Facebook has launched its own ...