As a web designer in the UK, the new EU Cookie Law is something I’m (sadly) having to deal with!
[Editor's Note: If it can happen in the UK, it can happen in the United States.]
I’ve been looking at a number of compliance methods and I’ve found one, that I think is the best out there.
I wish this was a “bait and switch” blog title.
But, it isn’t.
According to a New York Appeals court, last week, a case involving a college professor who had a work computer fill with hundreds of web cached child pornographic images:
“Merely viewing Web images of child pornography does not, absent other proof, constitute either possession or procurement within the meaning of our Penal Law.”
– Senior Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick (writing for the majority — 4 to 6)
What?
Did you know that a new European Law makes over 90% of websites illegal?
Crazy, right?
Once again, we see that lawmakers are grappling at making new laws about a technology they do not understand.
Take a look:
After months and months of speculation around the release of Google Drive, it finally came.
Of course, a big drop like this wouldn’t be complete without some fierce debate about privacy policies, right?
Right.
Take this tweet for instance:
The idea that social media in the work place has always been a hot button issue.
Should employers allow their employees to use it? Or will it be too much of a distraction and actually cost the company money because people are wasting time Liking their friends’ photos?
Did you know …
Take a closer look at the numbers:
We have already talked about the buzz around universities and businesses who are requiring that you give them your Facebook passwords to protect their reputation and prevent negative things being said about them.
The controversy is around the legality and ethics of the issues from these companies. Can they be allowed to do such a thing?
Facebook and the ACLU would say no and they are willing to go to court to protect their users.
This infographic has quite a few interesting things to note that businesses should look at if they “truly want to protect themselves.”
Helping the homeless sounds simple, but it can get really complicated. Just ask BBH New York!
The same goes for installing software, building websites and setting up Sunday morning sound. It sounds simple, but it really isn’t. Otherwise, any ol’ church member would be doing it.
Now, watch as Tom Mabe feeds the homeless in a very unique way:
Although there have been some reports of employers asking for Facebook and other social networking information — usernames and passwords — the prying eyes of social networking monitoring seems to be much higher among universities.
The one employer who asked for social network usernames reported by the Red Tape Chronicles was for a clerical job at a police department, and although I would agree we should be more cautious about police department hires, asking for passwords to personal accounts seems over the line.
As for the universities, they’ve taken a little different of an approach, as their monitoring seems to lean more towards the student athletes.
Here’s how they do it:
According to the infographic below, managers spend up to 20 hours per week reading their email!
In this day and age, we are drowning in data, updates, and are continuously communicating.
So the next time you’re ready to click send (or before you write the email), ask yourself:
Email it or not?
Remember how much revenue and jobs the MPAA claims to have lost from online privacy?
After all, these were the cold hard numbers used to propel SOPA and PIPA to Capitol Hill.
But, how did the MPAA come up with the figure of $58 billion lost in the U.S. economy and 373,000 lost jobs?
Watch as Rob Reid shows how Copyright Math works at a recent Ted Talk:
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