In August, Google announced that it was reworking its search engine to make it faster and more efficient. The new project is called Google Caffeine. Google Caffeine is billed as an effort to improve Google’s indexing speed, power and accuracy. Google’s own Matt Cutts discusses more about the Google Caffeine project in the video below: […]
Google Privacy Dashboard Shows What Google Knows About You
Google has been the target of much criticism lately regarding how much information they record on people who use their search engine and other web services as well as how they use this information. In an effort to make their personal data more public, Google has launched a privacy dashboard for users who want to […]
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Cell Phones Get Better At Tracking People
Cell phone technology, mobile applications and social networks make a powerful combination for tracking people. Ironically, most of the people being tracked do so willingly through their own use of these technologies. Google’s announced that it will offer turn-by-turn navigation to users of the Motorola Droid, showing the precision with which cell phones are now […]
Social Media & The Death Of Privacy
Pete Cashmore, founder and CEO of Mashable.com, has written an interesting opinion piece on social media and the death of privacy for CNN.com. Cashmore lists and discusses numerous developments in social media that threaten to blow away the idea of personal privacy, including the SenseCam – a personal camera worn around your neck that will […]
Facebook Will Save User Profiles Of Deceased People
Your social network profile on Facebook may remain long after you’re gone. Facebook has announced that it will “memorialize” people’s profiles after they die, if their family and friends request the service. Memorial profiles will differ from normal Facebook profiles. Facebook will delete contact information from memorial profiles and block people from logging into the […]
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