tdj114 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:In other news... (Score 1) 302

by tdj114 on Friday February 08, 2008 @11:36AM (#22348946) Attached to: Comcast's New Terms of Service Disclose Traffic Management

I assume you are not American. Unfortunately, too long has it been the case that politicians are either technologically ignorant or in the pocket of the providers. Getting anything done on the federal, or even state level, is such an arduous and painful process that it most likely fails and that's assuming anything happens in the first place.

I guarantee that nothing will come of this PR stunt of an FCC "investigation". The current head of the FCC, Kevin Martin, is currently under a Congressional investigation for abuse of power and a lack of transparency.

Facebook Sharing Too Much Personal Data With Application Developers 165

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 07, 2008 @01:41PM from the keep-a-lid-on-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Remember the Facebook News Feed privacy uproar? What about the Beacon scandal from late last year? Privacy activists are rallying around yet another major issue at Facebook, in which the company is secretly sharing user data with third parties. Researchers from the University of Virginia recently announced that in a study of the top 150 Facebook applications, more than 90% were given access to information that was not needed to function correctly. That Scrabble or Superpoke application you really like? Its developers get access to your religion, sexuality and home town. Facebook's position was summed up by Georgetown Law Professor Dan Solove, 'They seem to be going on the assumption that if someone uses Facebook, they really have no privacy concerns.' Do Facebook users deserve privacy? "

The History of Slashdot Part 4 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 277

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 31, 2007 @02:00PM from the at-the-end-of-the-tour dept.

Today, on the last day of our 10 year anniversary navel gazing spectacular, I present the final (thank god!) chapter in my 4 part history of Slashdot. I've written about the creation, the explosion, and the corporatization. Today I talk about where we are today, and what I see as our future, and how I feel about it. Clicky click the magic link below to read the last "thrilling" chapter, and celebrate with me the fact that I won't have to spend this much time writing about Slashdot for another decade.

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