Two studies released this week show that so-called millennials and adults in their thirties and beyond view online privacy differently and often take different approaches to protect it.
Studies Point to Generation Gap in Online Privacy Concerns
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Find out how to use Google Tools to manage social media content and campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, an interactive online event starting June 6. Monica Morse (left), head of social & SMB solutions at Google, will familiarize you with a wide range of Google tools such as trends, Google+ and Hangouts. Learn more about our our twelve event speakers and register here.
Organize Your Social Media Strategy with Google
Find out how to use Google Tools to manage social media content and campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, an interactive online event starting June 6. Monica Morse (left), head of social & SMB solutions at Google, will familiarize you with a wide range of Google tools such as trends, Google+ and Hangouts. Learn more about our our twelve event speakers and register here. Love in an Age of Facebook: Survey
More than half of U.S. adults shares details of their love lives on Facebook, according to a study of more than 1,000 people conducted by Abine, a privacy software company.
Document Startup Tracks Changes to Online Privacy Policies
Docracy, a startup that uses version-tracking to facilitate the exchange of legal documents, has begun tracking websites’ terms of service, motivated by the dust-up over Instagram’s changes to its privacy policy.
Popular Tumblr Highlights Facebook Graph Search Privacy Fears
Privacy concerns related to Facebook’s Graph Search are beginning to hit home today, as a Tumblr of “Actual Facebook Graph Searches” gained attention last night and this morning, but privacy experts think Facebook showed increased regard for user privacy with its launch of search.
Updated Anti-Tracking Software Highlights Changes in Tracking Technology
Abine, the company behind the popular DoNotTrack browser add-on, must continue to refine its assault on tracking as technology advances and tand regulatory efforts fall apart. The company and a few others like it are up against an elaborate ecosystem of advertising companies who work with and against each other to serve up detailed user profiles to merchants seeking to get the most from their advertising dollars.
TrustedID Poll Adds to Controversy Surrounding Online Data Brokers
A study released Monday by TrustedID found that 80 percent of respondents did not have a clear idea of how their consumer data is collected and managed by data brokers. Eighty percent also thought there should be a centralized online location where consumers could manage the information data brokers gather about them. No such site currently exists. Three-quarters thought they should be informed of the data collected about them.
