In today’s Quick Hits, we look into Google’s growing privacy scandal, the new social media rules for politicians in Maryland, a fake social networking profile that fooled 300 military and security personnel, and the comments that Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans posted to his Facebook, the day after being fired.
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The Google Wi-Fi data privacy scandal just got even bigger. Attorney generals from 37 states and the District of Columbia are now joining Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal in investigating whether Google’s Street View program was collecting information about users’ online activities, along with e-mail addresses, passwords, and personal WiFi information. The private data was allegedly captured via Google’s Street View vehicles program.
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On Tuesday, Maryland lawmakers voted to establish social media policies for political candidates. Starting two weeks from now, an authority line (a declaration of approval that lists their campaign treasurer) must be included on social networking sites run by campaigns. “Maryland is definitely at the forefront of this,” said David Lieber, state policy counsel for Google.
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In order to highlight the dangers in social networking sites, researcher Thomas Ryan performed a simple experiment. He created profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter of a fictitious Navy cyberthreat analyst, “Robin Sage,” and established connections with some 300 people in U.S. military, intelligence agencies, information security companies, and government contractors. Even Google expressed interest in hiring the fabricated “attractive, somewhat flirty cybergeek.”
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The day after being fired for his role in a reality TV show, former Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans took to Facebook to vent. “I don’t get the big fuss!… If the City doesn’t like it there won’t be a series Period! Does someone want to believe the streets aren’t like that? LOL”. Apparently, Evans’ relationship with a fellow officer also played a part in his dismissal. He posted on his Facebook, “It’s a shame when its problematic for two single adults to date. Shame on me for not hiding it! Or being married with a girlfriend on the job like so many others.”
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