I love Firefox. It’s pretty much the only Web browser I use. I hate Tynt. If you’ve ever copied text from a Web page, then pasted it, only to find a mysterious “Read More:” link inserted at the end of the text you copied, you just ran headfirst into Tynt. Each time a user pastes [...]
Archive of posts tagged Privacy
Killing Tynt’s “Read More:” Clipboard Copy Hijacker With The Adblock Plus Plug-In For Firefox
19 July 2010, 7:07 pm « Viewed 93 times
Filed under Musings.
Tagged AJAX, Best Practices, Client Relationships, Firefox, JavaScript, MySpace, Objects And Classes, Privacy, Security
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LastPass: A Great Way To Protect Your Actual Internet Privacy
10 July 2010, 12:46 am « Viewed 35 times
It’s a trial for me to listen to people complain about privacy on Facebook or anonymity on the Web. Don’t get me wrong; you aren’t going to find a bigger defender of anonymous speech than me. The same way a secret ballot preserves the integrity of the plebiscite, anonymous political speech protects republicanism. But there’s [...]
Filed under Musings.
Tagged Best Practices, Culture and Society, Facebook, Google, Hacking, Login, Privacy, Security, Social Media
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The Answers I Wish Facebook Had Given To User Questions
11 May 2010, 10:54 pm « Viewed 9 times
The New York Times’ Bits blog has a post today in which chief Facebook lobbyist Elliot Schrage answers reader questions. For a lawyer — especially a lawyer facing a Bonfire of the Vanities-worthy media frenzy, a meddling Congress, watchdog groups barking at his door and an inchoate Intifada by his longest-standing and most important partner [...]
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Tagged Best Practices, blogging, Business Practices, Culture and Society, Facebook, Facebook API, Login, MySpace, politics, Privacy, Security, Social Media, Twitter
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On Facebook’s New Features, Privacy And The Near Future Of The Web
26 April 2010, 2:46 am « Viewed 8 times
Quite a bit has been made recently of the changes to Facebook’s default settings, an extensive expansion of how Facebook shares data with other Web sites, and how all that works within the traditional expectation — if not the fundamental understanding — most people have about privacy. Facebook’s recent change to, by default, share public [...]
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Tagged Business Practices, cloud computing, Culture and Society, Facebook, Google, history, Microsoft, MySpace, OAuth, politics, Privacy, Social Media, Twitter
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