Category Archives: Online Responsibility

Anything You Post, Can and Will be Used Against You in a Court of Law

The problem with the internet is that it's everywhere. Some may think there's an over-abundance of internet influence, especially when we talk about social networking sites, blogging, and mobile smartphones. Now, with the abundant access to the internet, more people are getting brave. I think this is especially ...

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Too Much Information

We live in a society where the boundaries of privacy begin to blur more generally. We're seeing an "uproar" over privacy concerns with social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google. We also see more news reports about the dangers or sharing too much information about yourself. Oversharing, especially in ...

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Why You Should “Self-Host” Your Business Website

I see a lot of small businesses, especially "mommy bloggers" who use hosting services, such as Blogger, to deliver their content to their customers. While I don't believe there's anything inherently wrong with the concept, and I love the easiness of starting a blog, I do believe there ...

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Is Google Taking Your Private Data?

PC World published this story about Google's "inadvertent" collection of private data using it's Google Street View vehicles. The tactic is known as wardriving. The heart or concept of wardriving, is to use your vehicle to search for "open" WiFi networks, then using the network connection to gather ...

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Your Private Data in Your Copier

Recently, CBS News posted a story (or view the text story here) about the digital information they discovered inside several used copiers they purchased, including the medical information of private citizens. This report has the digital wonders up in ...

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