Digital Citizenship (IKBFU): Online privacy

In Google We Trust - 4 Corners program on ABC (video and transcript of the program)

Background information

How US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security.

Ghostery sees the invisible web - tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons. Ghostery tracks the trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.

Just delete me is a directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.

20 things I learned about browsers and the internet.

Anonymity, privacy and security online

Most internet users would like to be anonymous online at least occasionally, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online. New findings in a national survey show: 

Read more here.

NSA can crack almost any encryption

Alec Couros had his online identity stolen.

Here is his real Facebook.

Here is one of the fake ones using his identity.

Alec is interviewed about this on the radio.

Here is Alec's post about this.