Category Archives: Privacy

How much is your privacy worth?

Posted on June 14, 2007 by

Fascinating post on MSNBC about the price users put on Privacy…The post talks about experiments where users were asked how much they value their private data. Customers were asked the question in two ways: How much are customer willing to … Continue reading →

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And What About Privacy?

Posted on February 17, 2007 by

Very interesting article in the NYT today about how people are blogging about their finances. When a woman who calls herself Tricia discovered last week that she owed $22,302 on her credit cards, she could not wait to spread the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Privacy, Social Media | 3 Comments

How do I know you are who you say you are?

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

There have been some new identity verification services trying to bring some order to the wild world of Internet.   You can read my take over on the Read/WriteWeb (Thanks Richard, for the great job editing and laying out the … Continue reading →

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How many identities do you have?

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

I have been thinking about the differences in teenage and adult behavior in the sphere or creating and managing identities. You can read my take over on the Read/WriteWeb (Thanks Richard, for the great job editing and laying out the … Continue reading →

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10 Minute Mail

Posted on November 29, 2006 by

10 Minute Mail is a new service for creating temporary email addresses. These addresses can be used for registering on sites that require users to provide an email address. The goal is to to rid users of a lot of … Continue reading →

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CopyBot

Posted on November 22, 2006 by

Great article by Jennifer Granick, on the issues facing Linden labs, the creators of Second life, due to the bursting on the scene of CopyBot. For those not familiar with the havoc a new program called CopyBot, is causing to … Continue reading →

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Anonymity is not privacy

Posted on November 13, 2006 by

I am quickly becoming a fan of Dave Kearns and his Identity Management Newsletter in Network World. Dave discusses complex identity related issues but manages to write in a very simple and easy to read style. In his latest installment … Continue reading →

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Privacy is the ability to lie about yourself without getting caught

Posted on November 5, 2006 by

Check out this old article by Dave Kearns about a presentation by Bob Blakley on the subject of Privacy. Blakley spoke on the topic “What is Privacy, Really?” a subject near and dear to him as well as to many … Continue reading →

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AttentionTrust

Posted on October 19, 2006 by

Came across this interesting non-profit organization called When you pay attention to something (and when you ignore something), data is created. This “attention data” is a valuable resource that reflects your interests, your activities and your values, and it serves … Continue reading →

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Privacy is to be left alone

Posted on October 17, 2006 by

Interesting series from MSNBC…The first article in the series “Privacy under attack, but does anybody care?” does a good job of capturing the difficulty with the concept of Privacy. The article points to a survey of 6500 users where they … Continue reading →

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