Author: ourCOG

Yahoo Denies Sharing With the Government

Yahoo General Counsel Ron Bell posted the following message on the company’s Tumblr page Saturday evening: We want to set the record straight about stories that Yahoo! has joined a program called PRISM through which we purportedly volunteer information about our users to the U.S. government and give federal agencies access to our user databases. These claims are false. Yahoo! has not joined ... »

Parents Have No Idea What Kids Do Online

How much do parents know about their kids’ Internet activity? Not much, according to a new study from McAfee that shows parents really don’t know what their kids are up to online. What’s even more telling is that 46% of youth acknowledged they would change their behavior if they knew their parents were paying attention. Parents, however, are far from paying attention. In fact, the stud... »

Using Linkedin for Churches

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Google Glass a Privacy Nightmare

Google Glass makes it easy for wearers to surreptitiously take pictures or video of unknowing subjects. That’s caused more than a few people to ask: What does Glass mean for our privacy? Now Congress, too, wants answers. Eight members of Congress’ bi-partisan privacy caucus sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page Thursday seeking answers about Glass’ privacy implications: Will Gla... »