Privacy Fears Shock Facebook
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Changes in the way Facebook users are notified of developments in their friends' lives cause an unprecedented backlash on the social networking site -- and force users to reevaluate the nature of social networking communities. By Michael Calore.
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By JESSE NOYES  Some students and young professionals might be toning down their MySpace and Facebook profiles in fear of employers searching social networking sites for the skinny on potential hires.  But Boston-based Experience Inc.
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The portal's lapse tells a lot about the state of Web search privacy
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Fears that teenagers using the social networking website MySpace are exposing themselves to sexual predators by disclosing too many personal details are probably overblown, researchers say.
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An impending update from Facebook will make it possible for you to make your profile look a whole lot neater by hiding excess applications.
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New online services could make you an even more inviting target for privacy attacks. Here's how.
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The secret of Facebook's success,  and its future viability, hinges on how the social network site  protects privacy, taming the anything-goes intrusiveness of  what might as well be known as the World Wild Web.
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When a popular blogger revealed that Facebook had banned his account, the Web erupted in speculative chatter. But where should they really be pointing fingers?
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Stalks you, sir The introduction of new features on social network site Facebook has sparked a backlash from users. Design changes to the site violate user privacy and ought to be scrapped, according to disgruntled users who have launched a series of impromptu protests. One protest site is calling for users to boycott Facebook on 13 September in opposition against a feature called News Feed, which critics argue is a Godsend for stalkers.â¦
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Insecure and antisocial networking A popular Facebook application that promises users privacy in exchange for opinions on their friends is acting as a stooly by offering the information for others to buy.â¦
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Anonymous data sets are an enormous boon for researchers, but the recent de-anonymization of Netflix customer data shows there are privacy risks as well. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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The UK Information Commissioner is investigating Facebook's data protection policies after a user complained.
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The social networking site that's more networking than social wants to go public.
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Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new study finds, as the loss or theft of credit card information and other personal data soared to unprecedented levels.
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By Emily Bregel, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 8--For the uninitiated, it may be hard to comprehend the fervent reaction to Facebook. com's recently added "news feed" feature, a real-time update system that displays all changes made to a friend's profile on the site's home page.
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Many people now find sense of community more important than privacy.
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Major advertisers are hesitant to use popular social networks to publicize their products, fearing to be associated with some potentially questionable user-generated content.