iPhone records location data – even when you tell it not to
An article appearing in the Wall Street Journal this morning says that an iPhone user’s location data – their coordinates and some timestamps – is automatically collected by the phones, regardless of whether the location-sharing feature on the phone is turned on or off. The revelation comes after two developers released an iPhone app that […]
BC candidate drops out over Facebook profile
Two years ago, BC NDP candidate Ryan Lam withdrew from an election race in Vancouver over “inappropriate” photos that he posted on Facebook. See here and here. Today Alan Saldanha, a Green party candidate from a district that includes Surrey, has dropped out after content on his Facebook page was discovered – specifically a quote Saldanha listed […]
Online network education for kids – Doctorow style
Cory Doctorow talks about kids, privacy and social networks In a recent TEDx presentation, the Canadian blogger and science fiction author, Cory Doctorow, proposes a new type of “network education” for kids online. His views stand in contrast to those suggesting that filtering internet content in an effort to keep kids safe is the way […]
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