Maybe this is old news to you, but I’m a little behind the curve on non-political new, so it’s news to me: the “Botox Mom” story was a hoax. Thank you, Yellow Journalism for putting fake news front and center. You heard about it on ‘Good Morning, America,’ ‘Inside Edition,’ and, if you live locally […]
Is Botox Mom the Most Recent Example of Yellow Journalism In America?
May 25, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: First Amendment Tagged With: Botox, Broadcast Media, Gawker Media, Good Morning America, Hoax, Inside Edition, KSL, Media, News, San Francisco, The Sun, Yellow Journalism
Google more considerate of your privacy?
September 15, 2010 by Daniel Burton
A few days ago, I noted that it’s a little scary how much information Google carries about its users online activities. Google hosts your email, calendars, web searches, documents, and maps (not to mention pictures of your street). And health data, too. But at least they’re conscientious about how that data is accessed. Eventually…like four months later […]
Filed Under: News Round Up, Tech and IP Tagged With: criminal charges, David Barksdale, Facebook, Gawker Media, Gmail, Google, Google Kirkland, Google Voice, law suit, minors, privacy, settlement, spying, stalking, TechCrunch, transparency, YouTube
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