Instructors and students need a private place to work online. This came out frequently in the interviews. Instructors wanted to be able to criticize politicians or corporations without fear of reprisal; students wanted to keep stupid comments from going public or wanted to try out ideas without having them spread all over Facebook: password protected LMSs on secure servers provide that protection.

Jon Udell writes about the ramifications of the smart (power) meter he had installed in his electrical panel; 2012 May 4.

Facebook's privacy officer: "We may use data collected on Facebook to serve you ads both on and OFF Facebook"

'The Digital Rights Forum is a public debate on the important issues surrounding digital rights, with each event designed around the general over-arching topic of digital rights, puls a more narrowly focused subject. On Friday, the 18th of May, the forum will tackle the issue of Online Privacy.

With our lives ever more integrated with the web and social media, staying safe online is becoming an increasing concern to everyone. From mobile apps to websites and email, protecting our personal information and online privacy has never been more complicated and more important. Faced with software vulnerabilities such as contacts being leaked onto the Internet by mobile application providers, the increasing push toward revealing more private and personal information on social networks, and attempts by some to protect their businesses through litigation or processes which require the disclosure of personal information, the modern digital landscape has made protecting one's privacy more difficult than ever before.

With this in mind, this Digital Rights Forum will discuss the current state of data protection and online privacy in the current context of social networks and mobile applications.'

Featuring Billy Hawkes (the DPC, no less!), and Devore from Boards.

RT @judell: Concerned about smart meter privacy? Richard Stallman is looking for somebody to lead the charge. http://t.co/b2SoJKmp

Enter a URL/link (web address) or website/domain below, and we'll see if it's been reported for phishing, hosting malware/viruses, or poor reputation. We check with reputable 3rd-party services, such as Google Safe Browsing Diagnostic, PhishTank, and Web of Trust (WOT), who scan websites (and/or collect user ratings) checking for malware, viruses, phishing, scammy behavior, and icky stuff like that.

Cool: "Privacy Patterns" http://t.co/FOL1lU5e Design Patterns for common privacy problems #patterns #privacy