Posts by Yun Huang

Some facts first: It’s the most wide-open Senate and Governor election in a decade; Young people (Facebook user base) are more Democratic but less likely to get out to vote; There is a strong social influence and peer pressure in social networks. Tomorrow, Facebook’s high-profile button that proclaims “I’m Voting” [...]

After Apple’s celebrity photo leaks, now it comes to everyone. CNN Money reported that numerous third-party apps like SaveSnap, SnapBox and SnapSpy offer to save incoming photos. And some of them got hacked. We are back to the square one of network security: usability vs. privacy. How to protect personal [...]

Scarborough consumer data suggests that the way you use the Internet reflects your political preference and likelihood of voting. Their chart shows some interesting patterns: people tracking sports and financial information are more likely to vote Republican; people listening to music or looking for a job are more likely to [...]

A short answer: less than $4/month. Data brokering is a multibillion dollar industry to collect, analyze and sell your personal information. Would you rather sell it by yourself? Tom Brewster @ BBC put his information on EBay including “one month’s worth of browsing history, posts from Facebook and Twitter accounts, [...]