http://www.punkplanet.com/taxonomy/term/693/0 en http://www.punkplanet.com/steep/blog/why_do_i_keep_googling_ponk_ass_biotch <p>The results are not e'en very interesting. </p> <p>A strange fascination with who is using what word, when and where? </p> <p>Sure, but why 'ponk ass biotch?' Why not 'shew forth' or 'bailiwick' or 'bellwether' or a word or phrase I actually like?</p> http://www.punkplanet.com/steep/blog/why_do_i_keep_googling_ponk_ass_biotch#comment internet the internet Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:30:21 -0500 steep 3453 at http://www.punkplanet.com http://www.punkplanet.com/r_john/blog/internet_users_give_up_privacy_in_exchange_for_trust <p>Internet users give up privacy in exchange for trust</p> <p>With public concern over online fraud, new research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, has revealed that internet users will reveal more personal information online if they believe they can trust the organisation that requests the information. ‘Even people who have previously demonstrated a high level of caution regarding online privacy will accept losses to their privacy if they trust the recipient of their personal information’ says Dr Adam Joinson, who led the study.</p> <p>The findings of the study are vital for those aiming to create online services that pose a potential privacy threat, such as Government agencies involved in developing ID cards. The project found that even those people who declared themselves unconcerned about privacy would soon become opposed to ID cards if the way that they were asked for information made them feel that their privacy was threatened.</p> <p><a href="http://www.punkplanet.com/r_john/blog/internet_users_give_up_privacy_in_exchange_for_trust">read more</a></p> http://www.punkplanet.com/r_john/blog/internet_users_give_up_privacy_in_exchange_for_trust#comment brand recognition internet trust Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:38:56 -0500 r.john 3421 at http://www.punkplanet.com