Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Facebook and Privacy Issues

Facebook can use your personal information for marketing...

Lately there's been a lot of news about Facebook using personal details for profit and now Canada's federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Facebook. Apparently four students complained that the popular Web site violates Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without proper consent.

This in turn reminded me of a wonderful
YouTube video - definitely worth watching and passing on to your less security-aware friends and family! - source Pete Wood.

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