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What the heck is SOPA?

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Jan

2012

We’re sure that most of you have at least heard of SOPA. Major websites such as Wikipedia have blacked out sections of their content today to raise awareness. In some locations, Google has blacked out its logo. The concern of many speech and privacy advocates is that SOPA, which stands for Stop Online Piracy Act, […]

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Facebook nears settlement with FTC on privacy opt-in

13

Nov

2011

Facebook is nearing a settlement with the FTC over charges that it misled users about how it uses their personal information, according to a report published on Friday by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Those familiar with the talks told the WSJ that the settlement would require Facebook to obtain users’ consent before making “material […]

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Does Klout Cross the Line on User Privacy?

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Oct

2011

Klout is a company that utilizes an algorithm that gathers data from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, and YouTube to measure people’s influence on the internet. It’s one of the several social media analytics websites that are cropping up these days, possibly one of the fastest growing ones. In fact, Klout now boasts of having given […]

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