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Have Your Read ____ Privacy Policy Lately? You Should!
We thank/blame Chris Gilliard (
@hypervisible) for bringing awareness to how we’re using social media spaces and digital tools -- specifically about privacy, access, data, and then some on the Interwebs. SO we brought him back to tackle a “fun” extracurricular @BreakDrink Project: Social Media Privacy Policies and Terms of Service for the three main hitters for social networks used in the US -
Facebook,
Twitter, and
LinkedIn. Here are some links and notes from our conversations and review of said policies. Enjoy... and CHECK+ADJUST YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS NOW!
Privacy Apps and Search Engines to install to protect your privacy & browsing/tracking online:
Go on. Search one of the above search engines and compare your results for yourself. We DARE you!
Net Neutrality & Digital Rights
TOS & Policy 101 on the Social Web
WHen was the last time you considered reviewing a policy OR the terms of service (TOS) from your favorite social network. As we are interested in this area, we reviewed the following “Privacy” (or Data) Policies from the 3 main networks we use and know other colleagues in higher ed frequent.
Facebook
-Default setting of privacy = EVERYONE; you must check EACH time this is updated or modified; updates default you into the “public” setting from 2009 onward
-Items began to get indexed and searchable of you on the web from Facebook changed in 2009 and 2010
-PSA: Facebook IS public. We repeat: FACEBOOK IS PUBLIC; “the nature of these platforms is that they are extractive... their entire goal is to mine... data.” @hypervisible
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The Facebook Business Model = DATA p.s. They take your data from you whether you are on the app or not; we are ALL pieces of data that can be turned around and sold
-Privacy Check-Up from Jeff to show you the illusion of privacy
-Google search for Facebook Spikes for Facebook until... September 2015:
-Emotional Contagion of June 30, 2014
Twitter - Change May 18, 2017; Update effective June 18, 2017
-ALL social media buttons (Twitter, Facebook, etc. share buttons) will be tracking your web browsing patterns. YES. This is without sharing.
-Twitter is the least marketable platform; most of their privacy changes impact how the platform will function more like Facebook
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Surveillance Capitalism via Shoshana Zuboff, i.e. these social media platforms are extractive = take data to monetize that now or later
LinkedIn - change in April 18, 2017; Update effective June 7, 2017
-You will “not use an image is not in your likeness” has issues about use, identity, protection and privacy
-Check out the “Do’s and Don’ts” list on the privacy; this social media site/network is one of the few who offer protection against protection, harassment, pyramid schemes, trolling, spam, etc.
- Catfishing: Romance Scams Continue And I Really Need Your Help via @courosa when someone else takes your identity online
- Mis-Identity: No, You Can’t Use My Photo for Your Fake Identity, and No, I Can’t Prevent It via @cogdog thoughts on what you do!
We might be paranoid, but perhaps we need to consider the data we’re sharing and the “true” privacy we’re sharing -- here are a few “light” reads (enjoy):
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