Tech Week in Review 12-2-2011
The Carrier IQ Privacy Debacle Carrier IQ is at the center of the latest privacy debacle in tech. There is a lot of outrage, misinformation, and pageview chasing surrounding the event. It started when a security researcher published a YouTube video of the Carrier IQ software accessing all types of personal information. This seems to [...]
Read MoreEPIC Files FTC Complaint Against Facebook Over Latest Privacy Changes
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and nine other organizations filed a complaint against Facebook over its new privacy options with the Federal Trade Commission yesterday, saying the changes are unfair and confusing for users and violate consumer protection laws. The complaint is in response to the most recent iteration of Facebook’s ongoing privacy updates. The [...]
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Vokle Goes Public We covered Vokle a little while back. It’s a platform by which brands can engage with their communities and fans via live video. I think of it as a Ustream for business. They have just gone public so that everyone can take a peek. They have added a bunch of features since [...]
Read More5 Easy Ways for Bloggers To Stay Out of Hot Water With The FTC
The FTC was considering whether to require bloggers to disclose any financial relationship between themselves and brands whom products they endorse. Well those proposed rules are now a reality. The FTC has established new rules on Blogger Product Endorsements and Disclosure which became effective on December 1. Here are 5 easy ways to stay out of hot water with the FTC.
Read MoreNew FTC Rules On Blogger Product Endorsements, Effective December 1
Previously I wrote a post about the “proposed” Federal Trade Commission Rules on Blogger Product Endorsements. Basically, the FTC was considering whether to require bloggers to disclose any financial relationship between themselves and brands whom products they endorse.
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Leveraging Adobe’s Real Time Media Flow Protocol, TinyChat now allows rooms with only 2 participants to connect directly with each other for video chat. This allows them to take a little load off their services in those specific cases. Chats with more than 2 people will still have to go through their servers, but they should come out ahead overall. One advantage of using this new Adobe protocol is that most users won’t even need to install any new plugins. (via RWW)
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