First Blog

Begin with definitions.   For Facebook, (1) The customers are those agencies that purchase information from their product (2), the personal data produced by their 2 billion users.     Most of those 2 billion were scarcely aware their personal data was being sold. Thus, for Facebook, implied data privacy is a myth. For Facebook, there seems little measure of business ethics. When the CEO Mark Zuckerberg was caught data-ripping he apologized, and then again when caught again.   “We have much to learn.”   I believe he did learn. Taken to the next step , it would not be surprising if Facebook sold customer data to other customers .   Now Facebook is the principal behind a new cryptocurrency .   With it, people will be able to transfer (and pay) funds from point to point.   This new venture, called Libra *, goes live next year.     With Libra , Facebook will have access to another dimension of data –   financial data, account numbers, and more. Facebook promises they will no

Facebook problems are nothing compare to the impending revelations about cloud computing, whereby the server owners (e.g. Microsoft, Google) are seriously mining  corporate and personal information.  Uploading to the cloud is considered to be private and even privacy conscious users override their concerns.  It is not! Payment of a storage fee does not guarantee privacy. Perhaps you use a cloud with your cell phone.  It may contain passwords, banking information, and personal data.  It has been mined.   When the story breaks, it will be really, really big.  And one other thing, data never dies.  You may erase it, but archival copies remain.