Tag Archives: online privacy

For All You Know, Facebook Owns Your First-Born Child

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times reports that “despite how much we say we value our privacy — and we do, again and again — we tend to act inconsistently,” which is the Times-nice way of saying stupidly. To half-wit: Letting Down Our Guard … Continue reading →

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How Do You Like Your Online Privacy: Regular Or Extra-CISPA?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The U.S. House of Representatives has just tried to take a bite out of your online privacy (via ABC News): CISPA: Cybersecurity Bill May Pit Online Safety Against Privacy While all the focus was on SOPA and PIPA, the so-called Internet piracy … Continue reading →

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Bar(ack)ing Online Privacy Invasion

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Obama administration has been far more aggressive than its predecessor in protecting consumer privacy, as witness its latest initiative (via Politico’s Playbook): Obama unveils online privacy plan The Obama administration is taking a two-pronged approach to online privacy, calling on Congress to … Continue reading →

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