https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/ Dave Johnson on open web technologies, social software and software development en-us Copyright 2026 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:02:22 +0000 Apache Roller 6.1.5 https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/understanding_google_s_new_privacy Dave Johnson https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/understanding_google_s_new_privacy Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:39:11 +0000 Social Software google privacy <p>Worth a read:</p> <blockquote> Understanding Google&#39;s new privacy policy: When Google changed its privacy policy last week, they made a strong effort to ensure that everyone knew that a change had occurred, but if you tried to figure out what had actually changed, you had to wade through a lot of buzzwords and legalese. Now the Electronic Frontier Foundation&#39;s Rainey Reitman explains it in simple language.</blockquote> https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/10_reasons_to_delete_your Dave Johnson https://rollerweblogger.org/roller/entry/10_reasons_to_delete_your Tue, 4 May 2010 08:51:50 +0000 Social Software facebook privacy <p>Dan Yoder&#39;s 10 reasons are all good ones, but I&#39;m still on Facebook. My take: if you assume that *everything* you do and share on Facebook is public, and you know how to hide the annoying games, then Facebook ain&#39;t so bad.</p> <blockquote> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete-your-facebook-account-2010-5">Dan Yoder</a>: While social networking is a fun new application category enjoying remarkable growth, Facebook isn&#39;t the only game in town. I don&#39;t like their application nor how they do business and so I&#39;ve made my choice to use other providers. And <a href="https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account&amp;__a=3">so can you</a>. </blockquote> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-to-delete-your-facebook-account-2010-5">Read more...</a>