Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’
Twitter supports “Do Not Track” option
Friday, May 18th, 2012
The news was announced by Ed Felten, the US Federal Trade Commission's CTO, at a New York Internet Week privacy panel, and Twitter has quickly come out to confirm it: the popular micro-blogging servic...
Twitter refines tracking, adds Do Not Track support
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Do Not Track is based on the idea that user changes to default browser settings related to privacy should have an effect on the way service providers online handle personal data
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Want Privacy on Twitter? Use Firefox
Friday, May 18th, 2012
True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for users.
Doctors Warned Not to Use Social Media with Patients
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Doctors are being cautioned by hospitals they work with to avoid interacting with patients on social media, and that they reject any overtures by patients to interact on the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
Social Media Bring Business, But Add Security Quagmire
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Social media -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and so forth -- has become a way of life for companies and their employees to interact with the public, but beating back the fraudsters that try to prey on customers, not to mention keeping employees from spilling sensitive data, is becoming a full-time job for many.
Social Media Bring Business, But Add Security Quagmire
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Social media -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and so forth -- has become a way of life for companies and their employees to interact with the public, but beating back the fraudsters that try to prey on customers, not to mention keeping employees from spilling sensitive data, is becoming a full-time job for many.
New Twitter Spam Run Leads to Android Rogue AV
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Thatcher is NOT dead. False news of former British Prime Minister’s death spreads on Twitter
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
"News" of Margaret Thatcher's death spreads like wildfire on Twitter, after being announced by "Carla Bruni" and reported by a French news outlet.
But is it true? And should we be blaming Carla Bruni?
Thousands of Twitter passwords allegedly exposed
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Initial claims of 55,000 Twitter account names and passwords being leaked have not stood up to scrutiny as the list includes many duplicates, email addresses and other extraneous data
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US surgeon booted off cruise ship, accused of sending terrorist tweet
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
US neurosurgeon and low-carbohydrate diet guru Dr. Jack Kruse found himself unceremoniously plucked off a cruise ship and deposited on the shore after a tweet including his name mentioned a bio-terrorist attack against the ship. 
