Cyberculture roundup: Facebook vs. Google at search; EFF on Cybersecurity Bills; Instagram for Android…

Man vs. Machine: Could Facebook?s people-sourced search beat Google?s algorithm? from The Next Web by Drew Olanoff It?s a well-known fact that most people don?t get past page one of Google?s search results. This is why the company is doubling down on integrating a social layer into everything that it does. While algorithms can crawl … Read more

EFF provides the 2nd volume of E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy v2

EFF’s E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy v2 Can they keep track of book searches? Google Books Yes Logs all search data with IP address. Will also associate searches with user’s Google Account if logged in. Will not associate searches with users account if not logged in. Amazon Kindle Yes Logs data on products viewed and/or … Read more