Re: Google's Sidewiki

[David Bowie <david.bowie () BC EDU>]

It appears, from the google blub about sidewiki, that this is enabled or 
disabled on a site-by-site basis by the owner of the site.  In addition, 
you only get the ability to manage this type of content by downloading 
the google tool.

It remains to be seen how it will be abused, bypassed, and mis-applied.

--djb

Mayne, Jim wrote:
> Google collects and serves out the content as far as I can tell. You 
> will have no control over it.
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv 
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Martin Manjak
> *Sent:* Friday, October 09, 2009 3:28 PM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] Google's Sidewiki
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> Who actually serves the sidewiki content?
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> Mayne, Jim wrote:
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> I was curious what other schools are thinking about Google’s new 
> Sidewiki tool. I am concerned about its possible use in creating 
> “graffiti” or malicious material alongside our productions web sites 
> as well as the personal sites of our faculty, staff and students.
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> In addition of course there are the other issues such as marketers 
> using it to create their own link traffic off our visitors.
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> http://www.google.com/sidewiki/intl/en/index.html
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsjJOsx84MA
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> Jim
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> Jim Mayne
> Director, Information Security Services
> Texas Christian University
> j.mayne () tcu edu <mailto:j.mayne () tcu edu>
> (817) 257-6843
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> Martin Manjak
> Information Security Officer
> University at Albany
> CISSP, GIAC GSEC-G, GCIH, GCWN
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