Privacy on Facebook and Google
Today we will hear about Facebook’s new ad network, SocialAds, which will one-up behavioral targeting by utilizing data supplied by its users to target advertising. Given the FTC claims that the Internet advertising industry does not have the capacity to self-regulate itself with regard to privacy, what will they think about a company led by a 23-year-old CEO. And then there’s the conspiracy theory in the video below. Let’s not forget that MySpace is owned by Rupert Murdoch, who is popularly known to have conservative views. Maybe this video is just picking on Facebook. (Clearly it’s a bit of a stretch to assume these connections are part of a bigger plan.)
Alas, do-no-evil-Google comes to the rescue of the consumer to help us understand that searching on their portal is privacy-friendly. In the past, Google has publicly refused to share search data with the government, while others cooperate with the government. The subpoena would have helped solve crimes but would set a precedent. I didn’t follow that much after the media hype in early 2006. See the video below to get the Google warm and fuzzies.
I get a feeling Michael Moore is producing a movie on consumer privacy. I came across this video when reading two valleywag posts, here and here. This post does not represent my political views in any way, but are mere observations.
