CompuServe, Prodigy et al.: What Web 2.0 can learn from Online 1.0: “(Industry Standard) Everyone’s abuzz about Web 2.0, and it’s no wonder. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are some of the Internet’s most popular destinations,…
EU – Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws: “(OUT-LAW News) Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. The committee of data protection regulators…
Web 2.0 not liable for real-world assaults, says court: “ Decency Act deflects MySpace suits Social networking sites like MySpace are not liable if underage users are sexually assaulted by people they meet on the…
Social networking giants are subject to EU data protection laws, say regulators: “Social networking sites are legally responsible for their users’ privacy, Europe’s privacy watchdogs have confirmed. A committee of data protection regulators has said…
Participants of the conference Safer Internet for Children adopted the Prague Declaration – Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic The Czech Ministry of Interior in cooperation with the European Commission, organized a ministerial…
Social network sites ‘monitored’: “Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the government under anti-terror plans.” (Via BBC News.)
Social Networking: Commission brokers agreement among major web companies. (10/02/2009) 17 leading web firms have signed for the first time a European agreement to improve the safety of under 18s who use social networking sites….
25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History | Masters in Criminal Justice: “25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History By Laura Milligan The popularity and near necessity of social media sites has grown…
Watchdog wags finger at waffly privacy policies: “ Companies must cut the gobbledegook Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal…
Facebook, MySpace, YouTube are ‘recruiting tools for hate groups’ | NEWS.com.au By staff writers and wires November 19, 2008 08:25am THE popular websites MySpace, Facebook and YouTube are being used as recruiting tools by extremist…