Derek the Bandit is something like South Africa’s answer to Judge Jules but in one of the more unusual moves in dance music it now appears that he’s hanging up his headphones to take part in a pyramid scheme.
In his book The Future of Reputation (available for free online), Daniel J Solove discusses some of the dangers of being a participant in an online world. One of his points is that even the most carefully honed personal privacy policies are subject to leaks from friends, family members or even complete strangers.
He also mentions that many companies are starting to take advantage of the availabilty of extra information by using Google searches to screen potential candidates – but I wonder if this is really the best approach.
HypeMachine has been coming up with some proper bo tunes this week. Here are some of the best from Midfield General, The Teenagers, MGMT, Kid Sister, The Knife, Crystal Castles, Rusko and Dr. Alban (yes!).
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After a couple of privacy slip ups from Facebook, and with some employers routinely Googling new applicants, many people have been scrambling to lock down their online identities. Having read Daniel Solove’s The Future of Reputation I’m starting to think that this is the wrong approach.
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When Google Streetview goes bad
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I was a little freaked out when Google Streetview appeared on my street. This video shows the inevitable next step.
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