A Texas Jury has awarded $13.8 Million to Mark Lesher & Rhonda Lesher in the Anonymous Poster case in Lesher v. Topix. This was a defamation lawsuit against anonymous message board posters on the popular website Topix.com The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company and Gannett media companies have a an ownership in Topix. Mark and Rhonda Lesher of Clarksville, Texas filed the … [Read more...] about Topix Anonymous Poster Lawsuit – Jury Awards $13 Million
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How to Stop Spotify from Posting to Facebook in 5 Minutes
Removing Spotify from Your Facebook Wall If you want to stop Spotify from posting the songs you listen to on your Facebook Wall here are the steps: From the Spotify Menu > Preferences Under Activity Sharing, uncheck the box: Show what I listen to on Facebook (Default) Under Activity Sharing, uncheck the box: Share my activity on Spotify Social (Deault) -- if you … [Read more...] about How to Stop Spotify from Posting to Facebook in 5 Minutes
How to Download Your Facebook Enhanced Data Archive – 2012
On May 4, 2012, we were finally able to download our Facebook Enhanced Data Archive. The file was only 44KB but it contained some data and account history that is permanently on the Facebook servers and cannot be removed. Datr Authentication Cookie Info - A copy of Facebook Cookies that are stored under our Facebook Account. Events - A list of all Events we've … [Read more...] about How to Download Your Facebook Enhanced Data Archive – 2012
CISPA – HR 3523 – Stop Cyber Spying Week – April 16, 2012
This is "Stop Cyber Spying Week" and many civil liberties groups and advocates are raising the awareness of CISPA. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU are against it, Microsoft and Facebook are for it. Here's the info on CISPA, the current privacy bill in Congress that is scheduled for vote on April 23, 2012. H.R. 3523 - CISPA Cybersecurity Bill in Congress H.R. … [Read more...] about CISPA – HR 3523 – Stop Cyber Spying Week – April 16, 2012
Social Discovery Apps and Privacy | Mobile Privacy Tip
Geolocation Tracking and Privacy Using Social Discovery Mobile Apps Despite the current buzz about Social Discovery Apps such as Highlight and Glancee, the first geolocation tracking App to get media attention was the iPhone iOS5 Find My Friends Apps. The iPhone App Find My Friends enabled a Husband in New York City to track the location of his Wife (or possibly soon to be … [Read more...] about Social Discovery Apps and Privacy | Mobile Privacy Tip