Do you facebook?

Jane Prusakova's picture
Submitted by Jane Prusakova on Mon, May 3 2010 - 9:51 PM

Facebook boasts 400mln users - more than the entire population of the United States.

The site collects all sorts of information from the participants, and allows third parties to access that info, whether for advertising or any other purpose.
Privacy settings on FB are both convoluted and ever-changing, terms of service are hardly ever read, and user data is available to anybody and everybody who wants it.

Here is a good article why it maybe high time to quit Facebook:
Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook

And yes, I am sharing this link on my FB account as well.

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matt's picture

I wonder though if Facebook

Submitted by matt on Sun, May 9 2010 - 10:26 PM.

I wonder though if Facebook will create their own monster. Will Facebook users eventually congregate and make a more unified voice heard? I believe this happened during some tweaks to their TOS that were uncovered, publicized (on Facebook), and enough outcry prompted them undo the changes.

zratchet's picture

What if Facebook requires

Submitted by zratchet on Sun, May 9 2010 - 11:10 PM.

What if Facebook requires your immigration status to be public?

MASchultz's picture

Someone will eventually

Submitted by MASchultz on Mon, May 10 2010 - 9:30 AM.

Someone will eventually build a better 'Facebook' type app, then they'll lose users. Can't stop the evolution of the interwebz.

Jane Prusakova's picture

a 'better' social networking

Submitted by Jane Prusakova on Mon, May 10 2010 - 11:20 AM.

a 'better' social networking platform may include more or less privacy - and so far we've been going in the direction of less.

Jane Prusakova
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