Category Archives: Nymwars

10 reasons to leave Facebook…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

If you’re looking for a New Year’s Resolution – have you considered leaving Facebook? There are many reasons to do so, and getting more compelling all the time – all it takes is a little resolution. 1) Privacy Everyone should … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Nymwars, Privacy, Profiling | 58 Comments

Snitchgate developments

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Since I wrote my Snitchgate Blog, things seem to have been moving forward. First of all, I’d like to thank all the people who have read the blog, liked it, reblogged it and commented on it – the fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Nymwars, Privacy, surveillance | 2 Comments

Facebook: snitchgate!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

A story about Facebook went around twitter last night that provoked quite a reaction in privacy advocates like me: Facebook, it seems, is experimenting with getting people to ‘snitch’ on any of their friends who don’t use their real names. … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Nymwars, Privacy | 242 Comments

Free expression needs privacy!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

The Nightjack saga – and particularly its most recent dramatic episode, Lord Leveson’s scorching interrogation of veteran Times legal manager Alastair Brett – has been compelling stuff. I am looking forward with great interest to the forthcoming article from David … Continue reading →

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Goo goo google’s tiny steps towards privacy…

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Things seem to be hotting up in the battle for privacy on the internet. Over the last few days, Google have made three separate moves which look, on the surface at least, as though they’re heading, finally, in the right … Continue reading →

Posted in google, Identity, Nymwars, Privacy | 1 Comment