The fast growing social classifieds network, Flugpo, has sponsored the development of a plug-in that will help counteract the collection and sale of personal information.
The plug-in is available at MyDataIsMyData.org. This free plug-in is a toolbar that will allow users several different options to monitor and delete Cookies, offline content and track visits to Facebook Beacon collaborator companies.
Flugpo sponsored the creation of MyDataIsMyData as a direct response to the Facebook Beacon uproar which broached many privacy concerns for users of social network sites.
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.
The toolbar isn't out of private alpha yet so if you're interested, please join either the FlugpoMyDataisMyData group or the Facebook My Data is My Data group and we'll let you know when it's up!
Links to groups:
The My Data Is My Data Group on FlugpoInformation about My Data is My Data on the Flugpo Forums
The My Data Is My Data Group on Facebook
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If you believe in your right to privacy and want to put a stop to the selling of personal information, here are a few ways to do that. Add To Your Social Bookmarks:Add to del.icio.us, Digg it, Google Bookmark, reddit, StumbleUpon, Twit This
