Tonia Ries, CEO of Modern Media and The Realtime Report. Photo: M. Grant for The New York Times
Over the past two weeks ago, Tonia Ries has been covering the story of how Klout, the site that assigns individuals a score based on its analysis of how influential you are on the social web, had crossed a serious line in online privacy. Her posts about the issue and the many comments they continue to receive can be read on The Realtime Report:
Privacy Fail: Klout Has Gone Too Far.
Oct 27, 2011
Klout Updates Privacy Features. Is it Enough?
Nov 8, 2011
The New York Times picked up this story today. The reporter did a terrific job, and we’re glad to see this issue get broader distribution.
For the story online: When Sites Drag the Unwitting Across the Web Nov 14, 2011 New York Times
