Tweet Facebook has been under a microscope lately. So founder Mark Zuckerberg, criticized for keeping his head down in the face of growing criticism, penned this op-ed for the Washington Post. Zuckerberg acknowledges some mistakes, and that “the biggest message we have heard recently is that people want easier control over their information.” He promises in the coming weeks ”privacy controls that are much simpler …
Monthly Archive: May 2010
May 24
FTC Approves Google Purchase of AdMob
Tweet The Federal Trade Commission voted five to zero to give regulatory approval to Google’s acquisition of the mobile advertising network AdMob. The deal was first announced last November. The Commission concluded the acquisition is unlikely to harm competition in the mobile advertising networks market. The Commission relied on recent evidence demonstrating Apple will be a strong competitor in the mobile advertising market. (Apple …
May 13
Facebook: 5,830; US Constitution: 4,543
Tweet What is the significance of these numbers? If you guessed “number of words in Facebook’s privacy policy compared to number of words in the US Constitution,” go to the head of the class. As today’s New York Times reported here, the Facebook privacy policy has grown from 1,004 words in 2005 to 5,830 today. Facebook’s privacy policy …
May 05
News Bits
Tweet Draft Privacy legislation was released in Congress this week. Analysis here and here. Notably, the proposed legislation does not mandate “opt in” by consumers before their information can be tracked. Meanwhile, the old media death spiral continues, while Google readies its e-book plan . In cloud computing news, Blockbuster Video is launching an API called “Blockbuster Everywhere” …
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