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Contextual Integrity, Moli, Privacy, Social media, Values in Design »

[15 Feb 2008 | No Comment | 679 views]

Earlier this week, Technology Review ran a piece discussing the social networking site, Moli, which allows users to manage multiple identities through a common login, controlling who gets to see what aspect of their lives. I was quoted in the story (and blogged about it), expressing concern that Moli, while pitching themselves as privacy-friendly, might actually pose a greater threat to user privacy than sites like Facebook:
Given that I have less control over who can see my profile at Facebook, there is some information I’m simply not willing to share …

Moli, Privacy, Social media »

[11 Feb 2008 | One Comment | 663 views]

Technology Review has a piece discussing the new social networking site, Moli. Moli’s claim to fame is the ability to have multiple social networking profiles linked by a common login, each with its own privacy settings. This can be especially helpful for those (like me) who see a benefit in using SNS, but want to maintain some separation between their personal and professional lives….their personal and professional personae.
This is difficult with Facebook, where those who to use it to help maintain professional contacts and interactions are frequently confronted with vampire …