Parents have rights to kid’s Facebook account, or do they?
The legal battle needs to be separated far from the parental battle to clearly understand this. The parent broke laws. Good intentions do not allow this.
School provided laptops, should you expect privacy?
Recent news in Pennsylvania, from Lower Marion School District, has the school and officials under fire from parents and students claiming their expected privacy was compromised. We have an opinion right in the middle of this controversy. The school provided the students these laptops with the understanding they were to be used for school activity. …
Can you be fired for Facebooking while not at work?
A recent trend of employers seems to be that they are allowed to have some input on your life outside of work if they feel it could misrepresent the company. Previously, you could only share your thoughts about your employer with friends over a dinner via verbal conversation or in writing to editorials in newspapers. …
LIVE blogging: Someone hacks your Facebook account to get money from friends
I am typing this posting live as a hacker has taken control of a friends Facebook account. The ploy is the same that has been reported all over the place. Your friend pops up in a chat window on Facebook. They immediately say they are not well and are stranded overseas somewhere. Money and credit…
Photograph technology and privacy
I ran across an amazing site that allows photographers to take 360 degree panoramic pictures. Amazing quality, production and time invested from every one of them. Some of the results are outstanding and give you a true sense of what an area, city or natural wonder would be like if you were standing there. However,…