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A peek behind the veilA Twitter employee account hacked: hundreds of docs copied
Earlier this week TechCrunch became the unwitting centre of a legal, ethical, and media typhoon as they received (and decided to publish) some business and strategic documents copied from a hacked Twitter employee's account.
Here’s a dilemma: The guy (”Hacker Croll”) who claims to have accessed hundreds of confidential corporate and personal documents
of Twitter and Twitter employees, is releasing those documents publicly
and sent them to us earlier today. The zip file contained 310
documents, ranging from executive meeting notes, partner agreements and
financial projections to the meal preferences, calendars and phone logs
of various Twitter employees.
We’ve spent most of the evening reading these documents. The vast
majority of them are somewhat embarrassing to various individuals, but
not otherwise interesting.
But is publishing some of these documents the 'right thing to do', from a moral or even legal perspective? In an excellent post on his blog, Shel Holtz, respected communications and social media consultant weighs in on the debate:As near as I can tell, nothing in the Twitter documents published by
TechCrunch rises to the level of “public interest.” It was published
because it was titillating and would draw traffic.
For it's part, Twitter is being very pragmatic about the whole situation:
Nevertheless, as they were never meant for public communication,
publishing these documents publicly could jeopardize relationships with
Twitter's ongoing and potential partners. We're doing our best to reach
out to these folks and talk over any questions and concerns. However,
our goal remains focusing on the most important business at
hand—creating value for users and building the best possible Twitter
service.
Facebook VS Canadian Privacy lawsCanadian Privacy Comissioner cites several breaches of Canadian law
You know all those Facebook apps and games that you're always being invited to play or use? Well, it seems that many of those break Canadian Privacy Law:
Facebook shares its users' personal information with developers who create games and quizzes in a way that breaches Canadian privacy law, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found.
The popular social networking site, which is used by 12 million Canadians and 200 million people worldwide, also keeps personal information indefinitely after users deactivate their accounts, contrary to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, says the report released Thursday by assistant privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
Michael Geist, arguably one of Canada's best known Internet legal writers notes:
The case marks an important step in assessing how Canadian privacy law
addresses social media with the Commissioner identifying some
significant concerns. Moreover, as the case potentially heads to
court, it will be closely watched to see whether the findings can be
enforced against a global social media power like Facebook.
Well then, time to re-evaluate my participation on Facebook, it seems.
Microsoft fights backThey have a plan, we're just not sure what it is.
This was surprising. Microsoft announce it'll be opening brick and mortar, physical, real-world, stores -- while announcing Microsoft Office 2010 (Office Online) is now in early beta and will be coming to an Internet pipe near you soon.
On the MS store, according to Gizmodo -- hell froze over:
The company's COO Kevin Turner has officially announced that they will open their own retail stores "right next door to Apple this fall":
Um, so where is the focus, online or offline?And stay tuned, because we're going to have some retail stores opened up that are opened up right next door to Apple stores this fall. Stay tuned, just stay tuned.
Apollo 11Say no more
If you've been following my Twitter stream (thank you!) you'll have noticed that I've been pushing out a bunch of Apollo 11 related links. Considering that current technology and plans don't have mankind returning to the Moon until 2020, it's kinda neat to revisit that time using what tech we do have today. Enjoy.
- WeChooseTheMoon.org - A realtime revisitation of the journey from the Earth to the Moon. Great animations, and live Twitter streams for AP11_CAPCOM, AP11_EAGLE, and AP11_SPACECRAFT.
- The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum -- Apollo 11 artifacts, images and recordings.
- Hasselblad's Cameras in Space -- a great feature about Hasselblad's that went to space. Cool images.
- NASA releases new images of the Apollo landing sites, captured by their new lunar spacecraft.
Odds & EndsThings of note that caught my eye.
Different branding, same camera? How much difference does a label make when the underlying hardware is identical.
Mommy Bloggers quit PR for 30 days?
"We want to see your blog naked, raw, and back to basics. Talk about
your kids, your marriage, your college, your hopes, your dreams, your
house and whatever you can come up with for one week."
But, what is a Mommy Blog without reviews??Your Turn
So, did I miss anything? What online story really got you going this week? Link to it in the comments!
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