Thank You For Not Sharing

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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 14, 2013 - 03:03 pm

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IT Management, Facebook, Facebook ads
Edward Snowden's girlfriend is now the world's most famous pole dancer

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.
IT Management, Edward Snowden, leaks
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.
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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
Enliken wants your shopping data -- and is willing to pay you for it

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
Beware of dating sites with big ambitions and no privacy restrictions

Posted May 21, 2013 - 12:58 pm

If you're planning to share your most intimate details with a dating site, be sure to bring (privacy) protection, or you'll end up looking for love in exactly the wrong places.
IT Management, ayn rand, dating
Peeping tom or artist: Whose derriere is it, any way?

Posted May 19, 2013 - 02:27 pm

Does secretly photographing your neighbors inside their homes violate their privacy? The answer depends on which side of the lens you’re on.
IT Management, abandoned cart, arne svenson

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