Thank You For Not Sharing

Thank You For Not Sharing (TY4NS) is about your personal privacy and how it's being systematically dismantled by Facebook, Twitter, Google, geo-tracking services, wireless companies, the NSA, your boss, Chinese spies, evil Ukranian botnets, and that creepy guy in the cubicle down the hall. Along with a fair amount of whining, it will offer useful advice about what you should and shouldn't share online, why you should care, and what you can do about getting some of your privacy back before it's too late (and no, it's not too late -- yet).

by Dan Tynan

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Author Dan Tynan has been writing about Internet privacy for the last 3,247 years. He wrote a book on the topic for O'Reilly Media (Computer Privacy Annoyances, now available for only $15.56 at Amazon -- order yours today) and edited a series of articles on Net privacy for PC World that were finalists for a National Magazine Award. During his spare time he is part of the dynamic duo behind eSarcasm, the not-yet-award-winning geek humor site he tends along with JR Raphael.

Is Facebook dying?

Posted Sep 18, 2012 - 01:21 pm

Sure, it's got nearly a billion members. But I for one am dealing with a serious case of Facebook burnout. And I know I'm not alone.
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- 47percent, Facebook
Further adventures in data mining, Or welcome to my Lear Jet lifestyle

Posted Apr 11, 2013 - 05:05 pm

Data miners like Acxiom know a lot about you -- or at least they think they do. We may soon find out exactly how much.
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- acxiom, big data
Will the real anti-Facebook please stand up?

Posted Aug 25, 2011 - 02:40 pm

Remember Diaspora? No, not the forced movement of Jews out of ancient Judea. I’m talking about that geeky alternative to Facebook cooked up over the summer of 2010 by four NYU undergrads.
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- diaspora, Facebook
Acxiom exposed: A peek inside one of the world’s largest data brokers

Posted May 15, 2013 - 04:19 pm

Acxiom knows where you live, where you shop and what you like to do. But it's not quite the evil data monolith you might expect.
Can TrueRep really protect your online reputation?

Posted Oct 18, 2011 - 12:12 pm

What is your online reputation? Just how good or bad do you look to the world of random Internet strangers? These are questions worth asking, and they’ll only grow in importance as we “connect” with more and more people whom we’ll never actually meet.
How much are your tweets worth?

Posted Dec 28, 2011 - 05:03 pm

Like more than 200 million other people, I have a Twitter account.
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- $340, 000
Is your Android phone spying on you?

Posted Sep 30, 2010 - 03:26 pm

Got an Android phone? Installed apps from the Android Market? Congratulations, you have been named the Mayor of We Know Where You Went and What You Did Last Week.
How much money are you really worth to that lead gen site? More than you think.

Posted Dec 14, 2012 - 04:55 pm

In Part II of this series, TY4NS dives into the murky waters of Web lead generators and reveals who's behind all those spammy infographics. .
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- CMN, collegedegrees
Twitter puts all its chips on lead generation

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

Twitter advertisers are now dealing out discounts in exchange for your email address. AreTwitter Cards a safe bet? Read this first before you go all in.
Online tracking is growing faster than most people realize

Posted Jun 22, 2012 - 03:16 pm

Get the uncomfortable feeling you’re being followed? It’s not paranoia. Your movements across the Web are being tracked more and more each day, by more companies you’ve never heard of.
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- abine, DNT

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