Archive for the “Facebook Beacon” category

One Last Late Thought On Facebook’s Beacon Buckling Down

by Tony Hung on December 6, 2007

Funny how being just a few days blogging is like being a *weeks* late, huh? :) Anyway, it sounds like a lot has been said about Facebook’s Beacon doing The Seemingly Right Thing by making Beacon 100% opt out, with (…)

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Om Malik Was Right: With Facebook, Your Opt In Status Doesn’t Make A Whit Of Difference.

by Tony Hung on December 1, 2007

In the ongoing Privacy Boondogle that is Facebook, it seems some hard work by Stefan Berteau at Computer Associates has shown that with respect to Facebook’s Beacon, it really doesn’t matter what your opt in status means with respect to (…)

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Now Defanged, Will Facebook’s Beacon Bring Home The Bacon?

by Tony Hung on November 29, 2007

Well, its official. Through a variety of efforts, it looks like Facebook has buckled to the perception that folks don’t like their activities being broadcast across the Facebook network. Mr. O’Neill has the details, but it sounds like that rather (…)

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If Facebook’s Beacon Crumbles, Will That Change Its Evaluation?

by Tony Hung on November 29, 2007

Looks like the movement by MoveOn and other privacy groups have really struck a chord with Facebook (Addendum: it looks like a few other organizations, such as Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy are filing motions (…)

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Facebook’s Billion Dollar Evaluation Hinges On Apathy. *Our* Apathy.

by Tony Hung on November 25, 2007

Looks like the A-lister brigade is out in force against the opt-in lunacy that is Facebook Beacon. Or, so it would seem, anyway, with Doc Searls, Dave Winer, and Jason Calacanis (and a few others) making some good ol’ impassioned (…)

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