Posts Tagged ‘privacy’
Update: Google Street View is live in Ireland »
Contrary to earlier reports that it would come tomorrow, Google Street View is now live in Ireland. More than 80,000km of road has been captured, covering streets in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. Street View allows users to get a street-level look at places on Google Maps. The information is gathered by a specially adapted ...Read On »
Opinion: People aren’t as bothered by privacy as »
For all the hand-wringing about Facebook's privacy changes it appears that very few users actually care all that much, writes Adam Maguire. Today is 'Quit Facebook Day', the moment when the anger against Facebook's privacy chances comes to a head in the form of a mass exodus from the website. Or at least that was the plan. Looking at the ...Read On »
Facebook to simplify privacy settings from tomorrow »
Facebook is to roll out "drastically simplified" privacy settings from tomorrow, according to TechCrunch. The change was flagged by Facebook’s vice president of products Chris Cox who was speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York. No details are yet known of the changes, though it is understood they will aim to centralise ...Read On »
News: Facebook to make privacy settings changes »
Facebook will remove regional networks in what founder Mark Zuckerberg says is an attempt to strengthen users' privacy on the site. In an open letter which appeared on users' home pages today, Zuckerberg outlined a number of changes which will be implemented on the site in the coming weeks. At present members can join networks based on ...Read On »
