This was originally published in Social Biz Magazine. Privacy in many ways has always been a contentious issue. Concerns surrounding privacy are provocative because the balance between the state and the individual is always a fine line. With the Internet and social media well and truly entrenched in our lives these concerns are amplified. When […]
Something that gets lost in the social media privacy debate is children and the impact on them. The earlier children take their first steps in the digital world the earlier they increase their online presence and leave a digital footprint. Parents are starting this presence even before their children are born posting ultrasounds of their […]
With recent revelations throughout 2013 focusing on NSA surveillance monitoring and its wide scope across the globe capturing information not only of private citizens but world leaders, key discussions are now required on a range of issues. The focus of surveillance and what it does is one of the important aspects of this debate. Surveillance […]
Privacy and social media covers a range of topics which is complex and difficult to police. As these sites become additionally popular and individuals interact further on them they are likely to disclose more information. In the process everyone opens themselves up to a number of things including identify theft, the hacking of personal information […]
It is becoming increasingly possible that individuals will have their web history logged under the disguise of law enforcement purposes. A couple of weeks ago the Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced “new plans to review national security legislation to ensure our national security capability can evolve to meet emerging threats, while also delivering the right checks […]
A couple of weeks ago a Federal Communication Commission Report was released on Google’s Street View Program. It was a fairly damning report that raised a number of questions in respect to whether Google’s snooping was a lone case or an intentional corporate strategy. For a summary of the account, have a read of this […]
I’m back after the summer break and hoping to bring you some interesting thoughts this year on the current issues of the Internet, starting with Internet tracking. It seems that Internet users are becoming savvier about covering their tracks while online. It is common place for users to be tracked anonymously as they visit websites. […]
Privacy means different things to different people. When it comes to modern technologies, this impacts on our privacy. GPS navigation, smart cards, electronic transport tolls all have some elements which affect our privacy. In the online environment it is even more complex particularly when it comes to personal information, which is only one aspect of […]
Today, online tracking technologies are so sophisticated that the amount of information they collect could be considered Orwellian. Numerous amounts of data is collected on an individual’s browsing habits. This may be combined with other information gathered from public records or social networks sites to build customer profiles. A great blog article provides more […]
Facebook has been in the news quite a lot lately. Whether it be ‘tracking cookies claims’ or a story on ‘Facebook’s power’ they seem to be the story of the moment. There is no doubt that Facebook is a powerful organisation. It knows a lot about us. It collects and stores massive amounts of data […]
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