There is a story breaking today about an international child exploitation ring which may involve two British Columbians, one in Vancouver and one in Kelowna. Eleven people (six in the U.K., three in Australia and and two in Canada) have been arrested for exchanging child sexual abuse images and videos on Facebook. The investigation started [...]

Here is a quick visual on how much Facebook has changed their privacy settings since 2005.  As you can see, the original amount of information that was public is very different from what is public now. The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook We all have to make up our own mind about how we’re going [...]

I wanted to pass on this blog post from danah boyd – not just because I think she’s brilliant – but because I’m worried that the fundamental changes in the Facebook terms-of-use agreement last month might be slipping below many people’s radar. apophenia » Blog Archive » Facebook and “radical transparency” (a rant).

Facebook Calls All Hands Meeting On Privacy. Hopefully  Facebook is going to make some changes. I’ll keep you posted on what happens.

I’ve been talking in our SOLOS Presentations lately about the need to differentiate between personal and public space.  This is a difficult process and, as you probably know if you’ve tried to do this, the line between personal and professional is blurry in many ways.  This is my attempt to role model that difficult negotiation. [...]

Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity

I liked this article a lot – if only for the chuckle value. I think we need to be present with our kids online but that doesn’t mean there still aren’t some boundaries to be negotiated. This article has a few good suggestions for being on social networking sites. Vicki Courtney’s Top Ten Facebook Don’ts [...]