Omg, Facebook Graph Search has exposed my private photos! This kind of email has been rolling into TechCrunch’s tip line since the introduction of the new, and still beta, search service from Facebook. The reveals are somewhat tantalizing – Mark Zuckerberg and a baby dressed like a monkey! Matt Burns in a Star Trek costume! Eric Eldon flipping the bird! (Yes, we’ve been having fun with this here). But despite what it looks like, Facebook hasn’t actually violated your privacy. It only feels like that.
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Facebook Graph Search Didn’t Break Your Privacy Settings, It Only Feels Like That
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on February 4, 2013
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Got privacy? Advertisers to ignore ‘do-not-track’ settings online
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on October 10, 2012
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Twitter Bug Randomly Swaps Out Avatars For Some Accounts, Profile Settings Now Disabled
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on September 15, 2012
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Well here’s a Twitter bug that is kind of alarming. Apparently, for some verified accounts, avatars were swapped out with other random users’.
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Google adds saved search settings, keeps them tied to your account across browsers and devices
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on August 22, 2012
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Google’s enabled yet another new function for its linchpin search engine, which will now hold onto your preferences, assigning them to your Google account and activating across all your web-ready devices and browsers. Saved settings include language preference, results per page and whether to enable Google Instant. It has also separated mobile and desktop options, to ensure your phone isn’t clogged up with hundreds of results on a weedy 3G connection. Hit the settings tag on the Google search page to enable the feature.
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Hulu Updates Video Player, Adds 10-Second Rewind And Easier-To-Use Settings
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on July 22, 2012
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Hulu released a new, chromeless video player on Saturday, in an effort to improve the viewing experience for users of its web site. The new player is designed to give viewers easier access to their settings, and has also added a 10-second rewind feature to enable viewers to quickly skip back and re-watch their favorite moments of a program.
The new player groups all of a video’s settings — facial recognition, closed captioning, and the like — all in one place, and the player automatically detects and adjusts video quality based on the available bandwidth. And when you pause a video, the player highlights program and episode information, along with how much time is left in the show or movie you’re watching.
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More iOS 6 Features: New Privacy Settings, Share Widgets, Revamped Store Apps & More
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on June 12, 2012
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Yesterday, Apple revealed the latest version of its iOS operating system, iOS 6, which promises over 200 new features. On stage, Apple presented a subset of these, touting new additions like an improved version of Siri, Facebook integration, a new phone app, FaceTime over 3G/4G, an updated version of Safari with iCloud Tabs, a new version Photo Stream, the introduction of PassBook, Apple Maps, and more.
But now folks are uncovering a few more gems, as screenshots and videos from developer builds of iOS 6 leak into the wild. Below are some of the more minor (but still notable) features we’ve found.
THX manages AV settings for pros and consumers with Cinespace HD and Media Director
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on April 17, 2012
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The Star Wars Blu-ray boxed set was the first movie to ship with THX’s Media Director technology built-in, which works with compatible hardware to automatically configure AV settings for optimal quality on that title, so it’s no surprise the Lucasfilm produced Red Tails is next up for the treatment. Of course, the key element there is compatible hardware, and unfortunately there’s not much new to report there since we last checked in at CEDIA, although we’re assured the team is working on expanding support for its metadata from embedded chip manufacturers. On the content creation side THX also has something to offer with its cineCube HD, a slimmed down edition of its cineSpace offering designed to control color management at every step of the production process for the way it will eventually appear on Blu-ray. There’s more details on exactly what it does and how in the press releases, although the real proof will likely be seen in the movies and TV shows it’s used on.
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“Girls Around Me” Creeper App Just Might Get People To Pay Attention To Privacy Settings
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on March 31, 2012
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Cult of Mac has a great write-up of an app for iOS called Girls Around Me, which essentially displays check-ins and public profiles of girls around you. With a little shift in context it could easily be confused for a hot new startup (discoverability meets speed dating!), but no, it really is just a way for guys to creep on nearby girls who have failed to lock down their info.
It’s sad, but maybe something like this is what people need to shock them into understanding just how much information they put online.
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Bookmark It: Bliss Control, A One-Stop Shop For Updating Your Social Network Profile Settings
Posted by Gsurface
on March 19, 2012
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I’m interrupting your tech news flow to tell you about a nifty little tool you’ll probably want to bookmark for later. It’s called Bliss Control, and it comes from the same folks that brought you the email notifications management utility called Notification Control (and seriously – check that one out, too, if you get too many social media updates in via email. Inbox savior!).
Expanding on the simple use case of its predecessor, Bliss Control also provides a one-stop-shop for managing various aspects of your online accounts. Except this time, instead of providing a link list that connects you with the right page on websites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and more where you can disable email notifications, this new service provides a single directory of links to manage all your other social media settings.
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Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft says
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on February 21, 2012
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Google tracked iPhones, bypassing Apple browser privacy settings
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on February 17, 2012
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iTunes Match toggle shows up in iOS 5 settings
Posted by Gsurface
on October 19, 2011
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Apple has already launched iOS 5 with the iCloud and the iPhone 4S, but the iTunes Match feature that was promised to also be in tow, still isn’t here. However, today, an on/off toggle for iTunes Match appeared in the iOS 5 Settings app, signaling that the feature is getting closer to launch. Many users [...]
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