Privacy and social networks: two seemingly irreconcilable concepts. The explosion of Web 2.0, with all services related to information sharing, content and products, has created new possibilities for the user, but it has also led to having to choose more carefully what to say of himself online.
authorities and Google. The authorities that protect the privacy have long focused their attention on sites and services of the social web. E 'news a few days ago the shared document among the guarantors of the Privacy of ten countries (including Italy) have "called" Google to comply with rules on the processing of personal data, especially in light of what we saw with the social network Buzz. "We were deeply disturbed - reads the paper - by the recent introduction of the application of social networking Buzz, which unfortunately has highlighted a serious lack of regard for rules and basic standards of privacy. Also, this is not the first time that Google does not take adequate account of privacy when launching new services. "
Buzz, appeared to all users of Gmail, it's just one example and are le stesse autorità a specificare quanto il problema sia globale: “Le Autorità riconoscono che Google non è l'unica società ad avere introdotto servizi online senza prevedere tutele adeguate per gli utenti. Tuttavia, sollecitano Google a dare l'esempio, "in quanto leader nel mondo online", incorporando meccanismi a garanzia della privacy direttamente in fase di progettazione di nuovi servizi online”.
La privacy. Come difendere la propria privacy online? Per iniziare può essere utile scaricare dal sito del garante italiano una breve guida con i comportamenti da tenere in rete. Le informazioni qui contenute sono in gran parte dettate dal buon senso e sono abbastanza facili da mettere in atto. Qualche dubbio sorge solo across the board to read the contracts you sign with services such as Facebook and shareholders: the right to say, impossible (only the privacy policy of Facebook is 16 pages long, with the addition of the terms of service). The number one rule remains the self-defense: do not give too much personal information, do not share embarrassing photos, do not trust someone just because you asked the friendship.
To facilitate understanding of the long contracts offered by online services, we made cards that highlight some of the more significant, especially in order to understand the level of control that you can have on personal data and their possible removal. The comparison sites are Facebook, FriendFeed, Buzz, Twitter and YouTube. Web 2.0 is not the same.
Unsubscribe from these services is not as easy as people think or permanent. Facebook has two levels of cancellation (one of which is almost impossible to find), Buzz does not like and delete the comments left on other people's profiles, YouTube videos and does not delete the channel (it must be done manually). More definitive are Twitter and FriendFeed.
Very different is the ability to affect the distribution of content through the control panels: extremely full to Facebook (which also allows you to manage the results of search engines), while all other services only provide the opportunity to make their updates only available from authorized friends.
The availability of Italian in terms of service is tied to the success of the various platforms. Ok Google, YouTube and Facebook, FriendFeed in English only, while Twitter has a translated version in our language, but with different errors and parts still in English. All services are analyzed in reference to the laws of states other than Italian. In the event of litigation reserve the right words to solve them by following the laws of California (Facebook and Twitter), the State of New York (FriendFeed) or of the English courts (Google and YouTube).
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