Facebook, Twitter et al, access restricted in Town Hall

San Roque Town Hall

SAN ROQUE (Agencies) Uploading a photo onto Facebook, chatting via Tuenti, watching something YouTube, or tweeting in Twitter, will no longer be possible at San Roque Town Hall. Access to social media has been stopped since Monday in all municipal departments. The Mayor's office says the measure has to do with data protection as well as encouraging staff to concentrate on their jobs during working hours. Internet acces is not restricted, however, because it is necessary for several departments, but "connection to social media will have to be done at home." The matter has caused ill feeling among a large part of the staff, particularly from departments such as Multimedia, Festivities & Youth and Culture. Some exceptions have been made, though, and there are 19 people who can continue connecting to the networks, usually heads of departments, but they will have to request it and explain the need for it to get authorization.

"Some people think we can't be good because we are a Spanish company"

Zaryn Dentzel, founder of Tuenti

SPAIN (El Pais/Manuel Ángel Méndez) Zaryn Dentzel shows up for the meeting just a bit late, and extends his hand, saying "Hi, I'm Zaryn," with the sheepish smile of someone who has overslept. It's 10am, but it's not unusual for Tuenti employees to dine late in front of their computer screens, and emerge later in the morning. There are now more than 200 of them. "We are hiring like crazy, more than 50 new people since January," says Zaryn. "Telefónica was a little concerned when I told them."  About to turn 28, Dentzel remains true to style:>

Two charged with identity theft via Tuenti

LA LINEA (Agencies) Two women, aged 19 and 20 were arrested as the suspects in a case of identity theft when they created a profile on Tuenti (a social network much in favour by Spanish youth in which Telefónica has a large share). They used the name and photographs, as well as other identifying features of a minor, and used obscenities on the profile they created. The National Police managed to trace two computers via their IP address to two friends of the minor, who had reported the incideent. The older women are 'at the dispoal of the courts'.