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28 Feb, 2012

Google, Safari and our final privacy wake-up call – The Washington Post

it’s not just Google that has been caught exploiting privacy loopholes in order to access user data. Social networking giant Facebook seems to undergo privacy fiascos with every new feature launch, as users discover just how much of their personal data is potentially being shared with advertisers and other third parties. While default privacy settings can be difficult to understand, the lesson should be clear by now: The more you share with your friends, the more you potentially share with third-party sites.

via Google, Safari and our final privacy wake-up call – Ideas@Innovations – The Washington Post.