by Brad Friedman | Gadgets - Technology, Social Media

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently gave a “Two Thumbs Down” to mobile apps for children in terms of privacy, according to the release of their most recent report on the issue Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade. The report examines the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores and finds most mobile apps don’t even have privacy policies.
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by Brad Friedman | Social Media |
More and more people are joining social networks on a daily basis and employers believe these networks are a source of information about their employees. In this post I'll share some thoughts I have about ways employees may be able to protect their privacy and the private information they post online and in social media. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
Several months ago I shared an Infographic with you. The Infographic provided some comparisons between Google Drive, Dropbox, Skydrive and iCloud. I want to follow that up with a more in-depth look at whether these cloud storage solutions may be used by Financial Services Providers. The question is whether these cloud storage options meet SEC and FINRA security guidelines. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media |

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The Wall Street Journal writesthat “Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. has found that people who use Apple Inc.’s Mac computers spend as much as 30% more a night on hotels, so the online travel agency is starting to show them different and sometimes costlier, travel options than Windows visitors see.” (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media

On April third Android users were able to download the crazy-popular app Instagram. Up to that point the app was iPhone only. The following Monday, now that Instagram was available to iPhone and Android users, Facebook acquired it for $1 billion. Since Monday, the chatter about this deal has been non-stop. (more…)