"I'm not an expert on these privacy matters, so my approach is simple. I approach all companies that have my personal information with caution..."
I like Robert Scoble's take on this: assume from the start that anything you put on a computer (or write down in any form, for that matter), is public.
Obviously, this doesn't work all the time (there are, and should be, things like private emails). But it's a good assumption when dealing with most services out there.
As he puts it, most of the stuff you put on your Facebook page is just a copy-paste away from being spread by your friends, so how secure is it really?
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"I'm not an expert on these privacy matters, so my approach is simple. I approach all companies that have my personal information with caution..."
I like Robert Scoble's take on this: assume from the start that anything you put on a computer (or write down in any form, for that matter), is public.
Obviously, this doesn't work all the time (there are, and should be, things like private emails). But it's a good assumption when dealing with most services out there.
As he puts it, most of the stuff you put on your Facebook page is just a copy-paste away from being spread by your friends, so how secure is it really?