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.

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Posted Jun 19, 2013 - 12:50 pm

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How to tell the NSA to go &*$! itself

Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 04:27 pm

Want to get the spooks off your tail? You'll have to ditch your digital footprint and start over. Here's a quick primer on how to do it.
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Posted Jun 14, 2013 - 03:03 pm

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Posted Jun 12, 2013 - 05:15 pm

What happens when your boyfriend rats out the NSA? You become Internet famous, whether you want to be or not. Good luck getting your privacy back.
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What’s wrong with the NSA’s womb-to-tomb 24/7 surveillance

Posted Jun 10, 2013 - 06:41 pm

The spooks can see everything we do, hear everything we say, see everywhere we go. You got a problem with that? If not, you should.
IT Management, cia, Edward Snowden
Why is the NSA spying on us?

Posted Jun 06, 2013 - 03:34 pm

Secretly collecting call data on millions of Americans won't do much to stop terror. So what is this data really being used for?
IT Management, acts of terrorism, cia
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Posted Jun 04, 2013 - 04:16 pm

Enliken's Web loyalty program could make it worth your while to hand your personal information to retailers.
IT Management, DNT, do not track
A better way to pay for 'free' content

Posted May 30, 2013 - 02:37 pm

Tired of ad companies tracking you? Hate paying for news you're used to getting for free? Just answer a few simple questions and all will be revealed.
IT Management, acxiom, ads
Google Glass fans need a reality check (and the Internet needs seat belts)

Posted May 28, 2013 - 04:38 pm

Being in public doesn't mean you give up all rights to your personal privacy -- no matter how cool that techno gadget might be.
IT Management, facial recognition, Google
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.
IT Management, anonymity, data privacy

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