Posts Tagged ‘Privacy’
Computer Vision & 3D Modeling via Photos
After watching Clay Shirkley’s TED Talk presentation last week I had to watch my all time favorite TED Talk; Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth.
This was the first TED Talk that really captured my interest. Photosynth has the ability to identify the content within a picture and overlap it with similar pictures. The.
Google Latitide to Status/Blog
A close friend (“cc” aka Chris Crosby) sent this to me yesterday but I’m just getting around to checking it out this morning;
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-ways-to-share-your-google-latitude.html
Two items:
“Google Talk location status (beta) automatically updates your Google Talk or Gmail chat status message with your Latitude location.”
“The Google Public Location Badge lets you publish your Latitude location on your blog.
Google Latitide Privacy: +1 for Google
Here’s a very important note on Google’s belief of privacy:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/03/exclusive-google-takes-stand-location-privacy-alon
The key point; “Google has confirmed that its policy will be to require a wiretap order before tracking a Latitude user’s location for law enforcement.”
It’s good to see that they still follow their, “Don’t Be Evil” motto. I’m sure this will prove to be an.
Google’s Picasa to Launch Face Recognition
Big day for Google: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10026577-39.html
With a face recognition feature set to launch at noon PDT Tuesday, Google’s Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying Picasa 3.0 photo-editing software.
The “name tag”.
Setting up Facebook Privacy & Privledges
I’ve received a few emails from friends about how to best adjust Facebook’s privacy levels. I’m not sure if this is the best way, but I certainly think it’s a step in the right direction and can greatly increase the value and usability of Facebook to you as you won’t have to censor your use.

