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Facebook: By the Numbers

5 July 2010
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The numbers behind the Facebook phenomenon are staggering. Users spend 500 million minutes per month on the site. Seventy different languages are used on Facebook. As of December 2000, there were an estimated 361 million users on the Internet; as of 2010, Facebook alone has 400 million users. As of this writing, the Facebook user [...]

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Bruce Schneier on “Security, Privacy, and the Generation Gap”

10 April 2010
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Bruce Schneier gave a great talk on privacy at the recent CACR Higher Education Security Summit. Basically, he argues that privacy isn’t dead and we should aim for more privacy laws. It is a thought-provoking talk that is worth watching. I also enjoyed hearing the questions from attendees, and his thoughtful responses to them.

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Facebook’s Privacy Issue — We’re Each Responsible

7 February 2010
February 4, 2010: CNN's Ali Velshi looks at how much privacy consumers should expect when using Facebook and other social media by interviewing John Abell of wired.com

CNN’s Ali Velshi interviews John Abell regarding how much privacy consumers should expect when using Facebook and other social media. I think John Abell gives a rather balanced response. I agree with him that as part of managing my personal data, the information I put on FB is mine, and that when I leave I [...]

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