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Paul J. Fenwick
Personal blog · pjf.id.au/blogphilosophysecurity
Paul J. Fenwick writes paul.j.fenwick, a personal blog at pjf.id.au about philosophy and security. Since 2009, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 12 times, most often “Dark Stalking on Facebook”. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Paul J. Fenwick's personal blog for posts on privacy and online services. The one comment links a post arguing that Facebook's applications are the real privacy issue.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
paul.j.fenwick - Some guy from the Internet who loves freedom.
Most-linked posts?
- Dark Stalking on Facebook3 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2009-09-10
What Hacker News says?
"... Worse yet, if your friends like something or run an app, they can get to your personal information because your friend has endorsed something. ..." Most don't understand this. It's a royal pain. Read through this article by PJF, "Facebook privacy - Instant personalisation and connections" ~ http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=604
Comment linking /blog/?position=604
on “Ingenious Hack by Facebook Spammers: Smoking Hot Bartenders”Submitted Dark Stalking on Facebook as a story · 57 points
HN discussion"... I've rarely been letting other sites access my Facebook data ... because I don't really trust them ..." Here's why figital is cautious, "Dark Stalking on Facebook" ~ http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=590 (author http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pjf )
Comment linking /blog/?position=590
on “Thanks to Yahoo, Facebook is King of Identity”Submitted How to screw learning with one simple belief as a story · 3 points
HN discussionOf course, the real privacy issue with Facebook is the applications: http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=590
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on “Facebook removes regional networks, revamps privacy settings”Submitted Tightening up your Facebook privacy as a story · 2 points
HN discussion"... your 'friends' can spread information about you without your knowledge? ..." Yes, "Dark Stalking on Facebook" ~ http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=590 Paul has also commented on the latest changes here ~ http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=604
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on “Facebook checks in”Submitted New Facebook Privacy and You as a story · 2 points
HN discussion"... Facebook doesn't look totally evil though. According to Warden: 'From my conversations with technical folks at Facebook, there seems to be a real commitment to figuring out safeguards around the widespread availability of this data.' ..." Hi Pete, I've been following your threads [0] with interest seeing how the social graph can be interpreted in code. The above quote in particular stood out though. I'm not sur…
Comment linking /blog/?position=590
on “ Facebook Sues Data Geek, but That Doesn't Solve Its Privacy Problem ”Submitted On money, and missing the point as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted What friends' applications can extract from your Facebook profile as a story · 1 points
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