Chris Abraham

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

MyDataisMyData Social Media News Release

Flugpo Sponsors Development of My Data is My Data

Counters Growing Concern about the Privacy Rights of Social Network Users

News Facts

  • In response to the growing concerns that social network site user’s have had over privacy, growing social network, Flugpo, has sponsored the development of a plug-in to help counteract the collection and sale of personal information. This plug-in will be available through MyDataIsMyData.org

  • MyDataIsMyData.org has created this free plug-in: a toolbar that will allow users several different options to monitor and delete Cookies, offline content and track visits to Facebook Beacon collaborator companies. Once downloaded, this toolbar allows a user to decide how often he or she would like certain Cookies deleted. The user can choose to delete Facebook cookies, Facebook Beacon collaborator companies’ cookies, both, all cookies, or none.

  • Selling private information for profit unbeknownst to the user’s is an abuse of their trust and MyDataIsMyData.org hopes to empower these user’s by allowing them to control the amount of personal information that they make visible.

  • MyDataIsMyData.org was created as a direct response to the Facebook Beacon uproar which broached many privacy concerns for users of social network sites. With this plug-in, MyDataIsMyData.org is hoping to empower the concerned social network site user by allowing them to control the amount of private information that can be seen by these sites and to stop the sale of his or her personal information.

About the Facebook Beacon

The Facebook Beacon refers to Facebook’s agreements with popular online retailers to facilitate the use of Facebook user’s information. When a Facebook user purchased something with one of the participating online retailers a message would be sent to the user’s “friends” on Facebook notifying them of the his or her endorsement of the retailer.

Facebook Beacon was meant to be optional; a buyer/Facebook user could choose to opt out of letting their friends know about their last purchase. However, several instances have emerged in which personal information from the Facebook Beacon network was sent to the user’s friends without his or her approval. This is just one example of many ways in which social network sites have been working to monetize their user’s experience.

About Flugpo

Flugpo was developed to be a place where people can go to make friends, share photos, network professionally, share ideas, buy and sell items & list and locate jobs. As an online resource for everyday people, Flugpo creates opportunities for businesses to promote their services. Aside from the professional aspect, Flugpo is a great community for people to make new friends, share common interests and reach out to like-minded individuals and discuss current topics, review top movies and share stories.

Flugpo is often referred to as "Myspace meets Craigslist" by their staff and members. Created in the 2007, Flugpo takes an interesting approach to classified listings by eliminating the anonymity features found with Craigslist and allowing the members to connect with one another. “The classifeds, as the world knows them now has no community, said David Metz, founder of Flugpo. Each classified posting is linked to the profile of the member posting the ad. Given the current landscape of Internet safety, Flugpo is quick to address safety concerns by connecting all classified listings with a "face and name."

Contacts

For Press and PR Inquiries

Contact Dani Sevilla, Media and PR Strategist at dani@mydataismydata.us

For More Information About Flugpo

Visit http://www.flugpo.com or email David Metz, CEO at davidmetz@flugpo.com

Multimedia Elements

Download the Flugpo Logo

Download the My Data is My Data Logo (400 pixels)

Download a Screenshot of the Plug-In

Additional Resources

The My Data is My Data Group on Facebook

Information about My Data is My Data on the Flugpo Forums

The My Data is My Data Group on Flugpo

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