http://www.econtentmag.com/rss/rss_feeds/default.aspxRSS feeds from EContent magazine.All Content Copyright 1998-2013, Information Today Inc.60http://www.econtentmag.com/Images/econtent122x50.gifhttp://www.econtentmag.comWed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThird-party data collection across many leading websites continues at significant levels while data collection via social media/sharing widgets is growing rapidly according to the third-annual Cross Industry Study (CIS) of web data collection activity from Krux.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Study-Says-Significant-Volume-Of-High-Risk-Consumer-Data-Collection-Seen-Across-Content-Commerce-And-Marketer-Websites--89505.htmWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTEMC Corporation announced beta availability of EMC's Syncplicity cloud-based online file sharing service with the option for customers to use either EMC Isilon scale-out NAS or EMC Atmos object-based storage. Now customers can store files on-premise in addition to the cloud. Unlike competitive approaches that cobble together point-products from multiple vendors, this approach gives IT choice and control over where managed files reside, while users get a secure, easy-to-use solution for file sync and sharing across all of their computers and devices. http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/EMC-Announces-Solutions-for-On-Premise-and-Cloud-Storage-87163.htmTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTIf Instagram has you feeling like a professional photographer the news tweaks to its terms of service may have you concerned about your intellectual property. Starting January 16, 2013, the photosharing app will share data with Facebook. How will your data - and your photos - be used? http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Changes-to-Instagrams-Terms-of-Use-Raise-Concerns-86767.htmRobert J. BoeriThu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTYou say you don't have any personal Big Data? Not worried about cloud storage? Think again. Private data, including passwords, are breached almost every month. WikiLeaks is the poster child for loss of massive amounts of classified information, all due to poor oversight of personal external drives. Most recently the case of Mat Honan, a Wired magazine journalist, comes to mind. Privacy breaches and lost data aren't always due to personal carelessness, although that is often a contributing factor. http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Column/Info-Insider/How-Safe-Is-Your-Personal-Big-Data-86411.htmThu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe State of California is once again taking up privacy issue on consumers' behalf, this time with mobile app developers. According to Information Week, app developers that fail to post easy-to-find privacy policies can be fined $2,500 per download.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Mobile-App-Developers-Targeted-Under-CalOPPA-85911.htmCliff SteinWed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMTRegardless of industry or niche, reputation is one of the most precious commodities that a working professional has. It can take months, even years to build up a strong, positive reputation; then, the whole thing can come crashing down, in an instant. This has never been truer than it is now, in the age of Google, Facebook, and Yelp.com: A bad review or a defamatory post can make its way onto the web and all but destroy a person's image.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Commentary/How-Digital-Professionals-Can-Manage-Online-Reputation-85577.htmTheresa CramerWed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTI started making a lot of hiking plans earlier this spring. I'd adopted a dog in January and had been wandering in the woods almost every weekend since. Then a friend of mine emailed me and asked if I'd be interested in section-hiking parts of the Appalachian Trail-specifically the parts that run through Connecticut and Massachusetts. I'd visited a couple of the Connecticut sections last summer, so I was excited to hit some new spots, this time with the dog in tow. http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Column/T.0/Google-Is-Watching-Me-and-Im-Fine-With-It-82385.htmChris SeymourMon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTSome say men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but when it comes to social media sites, both genders share an array of personal information, including relationship status, brand preferences, and political/religious affiliation. However, when it comes to divulging more sensitive details such as phone numbers, location, and email/physical addresses -- which could put their personal security at risk -- women are significantly more wary than men, according to the findings of the recently released "Social Media Habits and Privacy Concerns Survey."http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Feature/Social-Media-and-the-Gender-Gap-What-Do-You-Share--81701.htmTue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTGoogle claims that Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer (IE) is impractical to comply with while still providing modern web functionality. Microsoft had accused Google of circumventing privacy protections in Internet Explorer.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Google-Internet-Explorer-Privacy-Policy-Impractical-80800.htmThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTIn wake of Apple's admission that mobile iOS apps have had access to users' contact data without permission, Google announced it's impossible for apps on an Android phone to share personal data with a developer unless users acquiesce.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Unlike-iOS-Apps-Android-Doesnt-Share-Info-Without-Permission-Google-Says-80715.htmThu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTAfter a developer discovered mobile social network Path had been uploading his contacts' data to its servers, Apple announced it will implement requirements for iOS apps that will seek explicit user approval before accessing address book data.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Apple-Will-Implement-Permissions-Requests-For-Apps-80716.htmWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTGoogle is toggling its privacy policy and terms of service to introduce a new master document, stitching together the 70 policies that currently rule its many offerings. The new regulations will take effect on March 1. However, details about the new terms of service were not disclosed.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Google-Introduces-One-Size-Fits-All-Privacy-Policy-80194.htmWed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe average American may not spend much time thinking about individual bills working their way through government machines. But popular websites are making sure the average web user knows exactly what SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (the Protect IP Act) are by hitting them where it hurts: in the Wikipedia.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Feature/Occupy-the-Internet-Web-Companies-Protest-SOPA-and-PIPA-80028.htmCynthia HetheringtonFri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTSharing your thoughts and activities on Facebook in and of of itself is not necessarily a problem. The problem comes when users forget that everyone in their social network is reading their posts. When you post something in frustration over your boss, co-worker, spouse, or friend, remember that the boss, co-worker, spouse, or friend-and all their networked friends (and all of their networked friends)-may also be reading your posts. It is possible to take part in Facebook and still maintain a modicum of privacy. To accomplish this, keep these 10 lessons in mind.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Feature/Facebook-Privacy-10-Simple-Tips-to-Security-on-the-Social-Network-79769.htmTue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTTwo Seattle residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against HTC and AccuWeather, Inc. The plaintiffs allege that the AccuWeather app on their HTC EVO phone has been transmitting precise and unencrypted GPS data at regular intervals as well as when they open the app to check the weather.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Lawsuit-Against-HTC-and-AccuWeather-Claims-GPS-Overshare-78642.htm