
Facebook Removing Option To Restrict Searching By Contact Name
Facebook is removing the privacy setting “Who can look up your timeline by name or contact info?” and notifying users who’s profiles are hidden that they will now be searchable. They had already removed the setting in December for users who were not using it. The company’s intention it to…

Event: Morning of Mobile Privacy
If you are in New York City this coming October 17th, count yourself lucky… The Mobile Leaders Alliance and Celtra have teamed up on a great event to educate the industry on mobile privacy. A Morning of Mobile Privacy is timely – the issues in online privacy continue to flourish, but as…

Peak Surveillance: Where is the top (or bottom)?
I hadn’t considered it in this way – “peak surveillance” but Brad Feld recently put this phrase into play with a post on personal privacy online… “Have We Passed Peak Surveillance?“. It seems that in 2013, so much is coming to light about even more pervasive dangers and access to…