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Personal Information Economy 2015 – London

The Personal Information Economy 2015 conference is coming up! From the event page:

As a new digital age unfolds brands have a make-or-break strategic opportunity to place their customer relationships on a powerful new footing.

The opportunity: to work with customers to create new ‘Me2B’ services that empower them with data and help them use this data to meet previously unmet needs, such as making better decisions and organising and managing their lives better.

Brands that enable these new relationships and services are sustaining and deepening customer trust, growing revenue streams and profits, differentiating themselves in crowded markets, and positioning themselves strategically at the forefront of the digital economy.

Details:

Personal Information Economy 2015: Growth Through Trust
The rise of Me2B commerce
Event Venue:
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Event Date: Tuesday, December 8th 2015 from 09:00 to 19:00 (GMT)
More information here.

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Facebook’s Most Used Words app is a ‘privacy nightmare’

The app has been singled out as an example of how easily people give data away!
The 'What are your most used words on Facebook' app might sound like fun, but it has been described as a 'privacy nightmare'. It is by far not the only app that accesses personal information on the site, usually with the full permission of its users, but it has been singled out as an example of how easily people give their data away

An app that shows your most-used words on Facebook might sound like fun, but the third-party software has been described as a ‘privacy nightmare’.
Some 17.8 million people have used Vonvon’s ‘What are your most used words on Facebook’ app in recent weeks.
But in doing so, they have given the company access to private details such as their age, friend list, education and hometown
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3333324/Facebook-s-Used-Words-app-privacy-nightmare-Tool-used-highlight-easy-users-away-personal-details.html

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Adware uses features for the impaired to install apps

There’s an adware out there which uses features for the visually impaired to install malicious apps on an Android-powered device!
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There’s an adware out there which uses features for the visually impaired to install malicious apps on an Android-powered device. The worst part is that it doesn’t use a vulnerability in the system, but instead abuses a service’s legitimate features.
Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2015/11/23/adware-uses-features-for-the-impaired-to-install-apps/
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Yahoo is locking people out of their email if they use ad blockers

Is Yahoo locking you out of your email account for using an ad blocker?
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Yahoo is angering the dwindling number of people who still use its email service with a test run of a feature that locks out anyone who has an ad blocker installed.
Several Yahoo users complained that they encountered an error message when trying to open their mail account …Read more
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The latest episode of ‘South Park’ was about ad blocking and hard-to-distinguish native ads

“South Park” jumped into the ad blocking and native advertising debate during the latest episode on Wednesday night, dubbed “Sponsored Content.”
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“South Park” jumped into the ad blocking and native advertising debate during the latest episode on Wednesday night, dubbed “Sponsored Content.
The episode saw PC Principal upset with the school newspaper for using a derogatory word about disabled people on its front page splash. He demands to know who the editor is — and it turns out one the show’s disabled characters, Jimmy, has taken on the new role of newsman.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/south-park-sponsored-content-ad-blocking-episode-2015-11
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NSA whistleblower talks turkey about personal surveillance

The guide covers everyone from the typical concerned citizen to someone who may be handling highly sensitive documents!

If you want to limit how much governments and companies know about you and your private life, then use Tor, download specific apps and plug-ins, encrypt your hard drive, and use a password manager.  Those are among the tips provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden …
Read more:  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/12/snowden_guide_to_practical_privacy/

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Belgian court gives Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking users

Belgium’s privacy watchdog said Facebook indiscriminately tracks Internet users through browser histories, or “cookies,” left on the computer after they click “like” or “share” on a site!
The order follows a case lodged by Belgium's privacy watchdog in June which said Facebook indiscriminately tracks Internet users
A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant or risk fines of up to 250,000 euros ($269,000) a day, a statement said.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-11-belgian-court-facebook-hours-tracking.html
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World’s biggest tech companies get failing grade on data-privacy rights

If they don’t earn the trust of the user, it’s going to be much harder to succeed as a multinational company and earn the trust of users across borders!
There are no winners, said the group in its executive summary. “Even companies in the lead are falling short.<br>
The world’s top tech companies are failing when it comes to privacy and freedom of expression, according to the most comprehensive assessment to date of their user agreement policies.
‘If this was a test, nearly everyone failed’: how tech giants deny your digital rights
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Tech firms including US giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Europe’s top mobile companies Vodafone and Orange, China’s Tencent…
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/03/data-protection-failure-google-facebook-ranking-digital-rights
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Firefox 42 now available, adds Tracking Protection in Private Browsing mode

Private Browsing mode with Tracking Protection blocks some page elements that could be used to track user behavior across sites!
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Mozilla on Tuesday pushed Firefox 42 out on its public channel with plenty of noteworthy additions in tow. The biggest change of all, however, is the addition of a feature called Tracking Protection.
Read more: http://www.techspot.com/news/62655-firefox-42-now-available-adds-tracking-protection-private.html
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