http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:37:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/facebook-corporate-sociopath.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:30:13 +0000 John Naughton thinks that the worlds largest social networking site is not taking privacy rights seriously. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/google-privacy-data.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:20:37 +0000 The three key features will be focused around cross-product data usage, personalization and collaboration. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/bbc-user-browsing-data.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:24:44 +0000 Viewers will be able to choose if they want the media corporation to delete the information it collects about them via sites such as the company's iPlayer.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/a-provocative-installation-highlights-our-lack-of-online-privacy.html Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:18:44 +0000 An interactive installation at this year's Art Basel in Miami reminds us that many of our digital transactions utilize our personal data as the currency that drives them (nothing in business is free).]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/mobile-intelligence-software-developer-adamant-that-they-dont-share-all-user-data-with-carriers-headlines.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:23:40 +0000 Dispute over 'diagnostic' software spreads to Europe after claims that Android phones send data to various service providers and iPhones do the same for Apple.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/how-has-the-internet-changed-the-way-we-treat-death-headlines.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:47:16 +0000 Social networking sites allow us to maintain a web presence long after death.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/clothing-store-body-scanners-know-your-every-curve-headlines.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:00:37 +0000 Lasers scan up and down your body to asses which pair of jeans will fit you best.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/why-people-will-pay-for-privacy-tools-headlines.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:00:18 +0000 Facebook and Google users don’t want these and other major third-parties to track and record their online activity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/is-a-popular-app-sniffing-users%e2%80%99-text-messages-headlines.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:43:07 +0000 A WhatsApp user claims that his privacy was breached. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/sneak-peek-at-the-new-facebook-timeline-feature-video.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:55:51 +0000 The new Facebook Timeline feature converts your past updates and activities into a virtual scrapbook.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/too-much-privacy-could-kill-innovation-in-the-digital-age.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:07:48 +0000 A new book reveals how privacy and restricted information could lead to lost opportunities in a digital age. Author Jeff Jarvis stresses the need to open up to learn and connect.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/the-future-of-media-and-technology-video.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:30:46 +0000 A panel discussion at the 2011 PSFK Conference in NYC on the future of media, technology and the social network.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/facebook-gives-users-right-to-say-no-to-photo-tagging-headlines.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:10:02 +0000 Facebook is launching it's new feature to give you more privacy---the right to reject or accept a photo tag before it goes live.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/a-german-state-bans-facebook-likes-for-your-privacy.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:00:09 +0000 In the interest of protecting privacy among its internet users, the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has imposed a €50,000 fine on state websites that use Facebook and 'Like' buttons on their sites after September of this year. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/jeff-jarvis-much-to-dislike-about-germanys-ban-on-like-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:48:19 +0000 "I see no violation of privacy, no sneaky stealing of user information worthy of this action and press release – which, by the way, Weichert issued without taking to Facebook."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/linkedin-users-unhappy-with-social-ads-headlines.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:23:01 +0000 LinkedIn recently introduced a new form of advertising where it places users' photos in product endorsement ads without their permission.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/app-developers-be-aware-of-child-privacy-laws-headlines.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:49:39 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission wants app developers to keep children's privacy in consideration and be aware of restrictions they may be violating.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/google-street-view-taking-higher-security-measures-after-criticism-from-ico-headlines.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:05:52 +0000 After the controversy over how Google handled some of its Street View data, it has since taken improved security measures to protect your privacy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/will-private-conversations-ever-be-possible-again.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:32:50 +0000 The use of social networking to mobilize the London riots has showed us that mobile service providers will always hand over private information to the authorities. What does this mean for the average private conversation?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/mobile-phone-operators-work-with-police-to-identify-rioters-headlines.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:45:57 +0000 T-Mobile and Orange mobile phone operators are sharing user information with police under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/germany-plans-legal-action-against-facebook-over-facial-recognition-headlines.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:45:55 +0000 Germany finds Facebook's facial recognition technology a breech of privacy and data protection laws.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/microsoft-knows-where-youre-using-your-mobile-device-and-isnt-afraid-to-share.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:13:29 +0000 Microsoft has published data regarding where people are using their mobile devices on its live.com website. But will there be a consumer backlash?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/u-s-government-says-tech-leaders-must-protect-consumer-privacy-headlines.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:09:22 +0000 The federal government is asking companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple to protect consumer privacy.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/whos-tracking-your-data-this-lunchtime-video.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:53:05 +0000 A film demonstrates how people leave data trails without knowing it.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/the-techniques-used-to-hack-mobile-phones.html Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:24:36 +0000 In light of the NOTW scandal, here are some common and simple phone hacking methods.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/is-a-world-with-too-much-freedom-better-than-one-with-not-enough-hear-what-suzanne-moore-thinks.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:25:37 +0000 We need to understand a generation that defines privacy differently. As LulzSec, Twitter and the rest show us, boundaries are changing]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/jeff-jarvis-social-is-for-sharing-not-hiding-headlines.html Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:55:05 +0000 "Media and government have held a monopoly on publicness as they have owned the megaphone and soapbox. Now the internet gives the rest of us the ability to be public and these long-public people think we are scared of what we have? How patronizing of them."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/what-facebook-fails-to-recognise.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:43:33 +0000 Facebook has form for being cavalier with users' privacy, but its new facial recognition software has truly dangerous implications.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/the-revealing-dressing-rooms-at-blk-dnms-pop-up-shop-pics.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:20:32 +0000 At POP 1 in New York, shoppers try on their clothes in rooms with no rear wall.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/privacy-concerns-over-facebook-facial-recognition-feature.html Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:34:18 +0000 Social network turns on new feature to automatically identify people in photos, raising questions about privacy implications of the service.]]>