Author Archives: Phil

Why I refuse Facebook apps access to my data

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Phil

Some context… My real (as opposed to Facebook) friend James Graham posted something on my Wall on Facebook earlier today. All I could see was an intriguing snippet but in order to see more I would have had to allow … Continue reading →

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Facebook automates suppression of freedom of speech?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Phil

A fascinating reflection by Chris Peterson on the on-off-on-off blocking by Facebook of “citizen activist” website J30Strike.org over the past 48 hours. I think Chris probably has it right – there’s no need for conspiracy theories, one merely has to … Continue reading →

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Utter irresponsibility from Facebook

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Phil

Facebook does it again. And this time they’ll probably end up killing people*. Graham Clueley over at naked security blog has some excellent practical advice on how to switch off facial recognition in Facebook, which was rolled out enabled by … Continue reading →

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Voices of Freedom?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Phil

I attended a thought-provoking debate last night: CIVIL LIBERTIES: UP IN SMOKE. Many thanks to all involved. Here are some of the thoughts it provoked in me – also posted as a comment on Facebook: I absolutely agree with Peter … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Phil

Here we go again. Last time I did this (blogging), I ended up coordinating a political campaign against ID cards and the database state for 6 years. I’ll upload the series of posts that led me to that when I … Continue reading →

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