“This file was self-destruct in 5 seconds, Jim” sounds wonderful to many people who want to send pictures or video – or to sext – without worrying that sensitive or embarrassing material might be stored permanently on their phone or the recipient’s – or the company’s server. But Katie Notopoulos of BuzzFeed says that the files…
Category: Misc
Out with the old, in with the new
As 2012 draws to a close, there are a gadzillion things I should be doing. Instead, I’m re-doing my privacy blogs and moving them to a more privacy-friendly web hosting service. Hostgator never answered my questions about their privacy policy and their notice to users, so goodbye to them. Over the next week or so,…
Should registered gun owners be named and mapped?
Julie Moos reports: The Journal News honored victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting on its front page Christmas Day with memorial candles that named the 26 students and staff killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. The paper chose a less lyrical approach last weekend, when — in response to the shooting – it published maps with the names and home…
New York newspaper faces backlash after publishing map of gun permit holders
Fox News reports: A local New York newspaper is drawing the ire of its readers after publishing an interactive map that shows the names and addresses of thousands of residents who have handgun permits. The online map was published by The Journal News along with an article under the headline: “The gun owner next door:…