Tag: Security

Photo tagged on Facebook = getting tagged at physical stores now too?

August 20, 2012

A new tech startup that produces facial recognition camera systems tied to Facebook tagged photos, plans to offer the technology to more traditional physical stores so they could offer you appropriate deals as you enter their business. That’s great for stores who want to have more targeted information about you, based on a bit of … More Photo tagged on Facebook = getting tagged at physical stores now too?

Passwords: what 442773 leaked Yahoo! accounts can tell us

July 16, 2012

While the ongoing floods of leaked account credentials from Formspring, LinkedIn et al. are potentially disastrous for the owners of those accounts, analysis of those data doesn’t only provide a way of seeing whether our own accounts are at risk. It also provides an incentive for us all to re-examine our own password (and passcode) selection … More Passwords: what 442773 leaked Yahoo! accounts can tell us

Millions have not reviewed Facebook privacy settings: Here’s how

May 16, 2012

Here are two staggering Facebook privacy statistics: Nearly 13 million US Facebook users have never set, or don’t know about, Facebook’s privacy tools, and only 37 percent have used Facebook’s privacy tools to customize how much information is shared with third parties. That’s according to a Consumer Reports survey released earlier this month. Given that … More Millions have not reviewed Facebook privacy settings: Here’s how

Holiday shopping? We know where you are

December 1, 2011

Well, not you exactly you, but malls are rolling out technology that tracks customers’ patterns throughout the mall using cell signals. They say they aren’t collecting personal information, but say they want to be able to track customer traffic patterns, for example, how many customers visit Starbucks after visiting Nordstroms. The technology, called FootPath, is … More Holiday shopping? We know where you are