Monthly Archives: February 2012

Big Brother is watching you – and so are his commercial partners

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Today, President Obama unveiled a proposal for an internet ‘bill of rights’: “American consumers can’t wait any longer for clear rules of the road that ensure their personal information is safe online,” said Mr. Obama. In a lot of ways, … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Online Behavioural Advertising, Privacy | 4 Comments

What Muad’Dib can teach us about personal data…

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

With all the current debate about the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’, I thought I’d post one of my earlier, somewhat less than serious takes on the matter. A geeky take. A science fiction take… I’ve written about it before … Continue reading →

Posted in Dune, Privacy, Right to be forgotten | 4 Comments

Do you want a camera in your kid’s bedroom??

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

This morning’s disturbing privacy story is the revelation that live feeds from thousands of ‘home security cameras’ run by the US company Trendnet have been ‘breached’, allowing anyone on the net access to video feeds, without the need for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Privacy, surveillance | 8 Comments

Facebook, Photos and the Right to be Forgotten

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Another day, another story about the right to be forgotten. This time it’s another revelation about how hard it is to delete stuff from Facebook. In this case it’s photos – with Ars Technica giving an update on their original … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, google, Privacy, Right to be forgotten | 1 Comment