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4:52 pm on January 21, 2014 · OpenITP (12), privacy (69), social media (18), surveillance (38), TA3M (12), twitter (3)

VIDEO: Jan Schaumann – Privacy & Social Networks: All Is Not lost! (But We Need Your Help) @jschauma @openITP #ta3m

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At the NYC January 20 2014 edition of the NYC OpenITP Techno-Activism 3rd Monday Twitter security engineer Jan Schaumann presented Privacy & Social Networks: All Is Not lost! (But We Need Your Help) – a look at the responsibilities we have on both sides of the fence: as users and as service providers; as engineers and as designers; as experts and as laymen; as students and as educators; to resolve the inherent conflicts between utility, exploitation, and privacy in social networks. The companies offering the services are frequently (portrayed as being) more interested in profiling their users in order to make advertising bucks rather than protect them. But things aren’t always black and white. Video is below.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/QmMIEewpFHQ
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/NWy2A48gYprL/
Presentation: http://www.netmeister.org/blog/all-is-not-lost.html
Twitter: @jschauma | #ta3m

11:41 pm on August 11, 2011 · facebook (7), nyc (131), nypd (2), social networking (7), twitter (3)

#NYPD to monitor #facebook, #twitter, #myspace

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NYPDA Daily News story reports the the New York Police Department has formed a ‘Social Media Unit’ to monitor popular services like facebook, myspace, and twitter for crime-related posts. From the story:

Newly named Assistant Commissioner Kevin O’Connor … has been put in charge of the new juvenile justice unit. He and his staff will mine social media, looking for info about troublesome house parties, gang showdowns and other potential mayhem, sources said.

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O’Connor’s new unit will operate under the Community Affairs Bureau; it will also handle outreach programs, with its mandate going beyond the Net.

Still, the 23-year veteran is known for his success in online policing, including stings to catch predator pervs looking for sex with underage victims.

And he was credited in his former assignment with a Manhattan North gang unit for providing critical information in a number of shooting cases gleaned from online boasting. O’Connor, who could not be reached for comment, was promoted to his new position from lieutenant – a highly unusual stepup in rank.

2:05 am on March 17, 2010 · e-government (3), isoc-dc (75), twitter (3)

#ISOCDC Twitter Jam on “E-government 2020″ – Thurs 3/18

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The ISOC-DC Chapter of the Internet Society is hosting an informal Internet 2020 Twitter Jam on “E-government 2020″ from 4:30-5:30 PM EST (22.30-23.30 UST) on Thursday, March 18.

They’ll be debating how new Internet technologies, such as social media, virtual worlds, sensor nets, and crowdsourcing, will change the way governments–and democracy–work. Leading “E-government 2.0″ gurus, such as Steve Ressler from GovLoop and Bernie Lubran from ForeSee Results, will participate in person and other e-government experts from around the world will be online.

To participate follow the Twitter hashtag #ISOCDC