privacy

Facebook  has revamped the way its users share information with third-party applications and Web sites in an effort to make the process easier, the company said Wednesday.

With the changes, a new permissions box will pop up whenever a Facebook user installs a new application or first logs into an external Web site through their Facebook account, wrote Bret Taylor, the social-networking site's CTO, in a blog post.

About 550,000 applications work within Facebook and about 1 million Web sites are integrated with the site, Facebook said.

"In order for these applications and Web sites to provide social and customized experiences, they need to know a little bit about you," Taylor wrote. "We understand, however, that it's important you also have control over what you're sharing."

I say nothing. Just watch for yourself!

Millions of South Africans could be at risk of having their personal information hacked and misused, as SA moves from analogue television to a digital signal, warn industry experts.

The country is preparing for the global switchover to digital broadcasting in 2015. However, to watch the new signal, every one of the 10 million households that owns a television will need a decoder.

These decoders, or set-top boxes, not only have the ability to receive signal, but also to send information through a return path. Government's plan is for the boxes to be interactive, and allow citizens to fill in forms from their boxes, although it is unclear what types of forms this will include.