Online security
Facebook has been getting lots of publicity recently for all the wrong reasons. There has been numerous reports of ongoing privacy issues including the ability for people to read other’s live chats; a new 5,800-word privacy policy and a set of privacy controls that bewilders even internet-savvy users.
Today Facebook was in the news again regarding the death of a Teenager in Sydney last week in what’s been dubbed a “Facebook Murder” leading Police to urge teenagers to remove their profile pictures and personal details from the site.
A self-proclaimed geek, I have been involved in the IT industry since 1984. I designed and coded my first web site in 1996 and have seen the evolution of online content from text only to rich media. I am keenly taking part in the revolution that the convergence of devices and the rise of social media are creating in the fields of communication and collaboration for both personal and business connections...