Facebook=Problems as usual

Ed Oswald at beta news reports that “[…] In yet another black eye for social networking site Facebook, the site disclosed Friday that several developers were selling user data to a third-party. User IDs, or unique identifiers given to every registered member of the site, allow an application to look up a user’s public personal information. […]” (full article at http://www.betanews.com/article/Facebook-User-IDs-were-sold-to-data-brokers-company-admits/1288637944). Same does Mike Hasley at ghaks (full article at http://www.ghacks.net/2010/11/01/facebook-app-developers-sold-user-data-shock/)

Again is not possible that everytime there’s a problem with Facebook security!

As I said many times, is a matter of everyone choosing what to post, but at same time there should be some *serious* regulation that obliges those holding datas to detain and use them fairly.

Facebook is not reliable on this.

This post as a comment also at http://www.betanews.com/article/Facebook-User-IDs-were-sold-to-data-brokers-company-admits/1288637944 and at http://www.ghacks.net/2010/11/01/facebook-app-developers-sold-user-data-shock/

IE 9 not compatible with XP

Ed Oswald at betaNews (http://www.betanews.com/author/eoswald) reports that Microsoft IE9 won’t be compatible with XP (full article at http://www.betanews.com/article/IE9-will-leave-a-significant-portion-of-Windows-users-behind/1284751432).

I understand innovation and I can understand products marketing support policies.

I also can understand that XP is not so new OS.

But is really worth for Microsoft to ignore or abandon nearly a half of his customers?

This post as a comment also at http://www.betanews.com/article/IE9-will-leave-a-significant-portion-of-Windows-users-behind/1284751432

Google Nexus

Joe Wilcox at beta news and may others write reviews on Google presentation of new mobile phone Nexus One (full story at http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Google-soars-past-Apple-and-Microsoft-with-Nexus-One-superphone/1262730999?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bn+%28Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN%29).

I cannot be so enthusiast of Google new launch, because, as far as Mobile phones are going to become more and more Personal computer substitutes, interoperability between platforms is the key to not be fooled.

An IMHO all players are pursuing a “mine is better” strategy.

Google phone is awesome, but is one more player in a too crowded space.

Hope, that we will reach a standardization similar to the one we have in PC market, because otherwise will be a step back.

This post as a comment also at http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2010/01/05/google-nexus-one-not-at-all-what-some-of-us-were-hoping-it-would-be/#comment-199323 and at http://dvice.com/archives/2010/01/its-official-go.php