OT: You dayum skippy.....Fakebook strikes again
I was getting ready to shut my shioot down....and still might. I had posted this looooooooong arss post about it the other night but decided to delete it... FB was getting way out of control...involuntarily having people endorse pages and products without their consent or knowledge. For real...I have a feeling FB is going to have a lot more ramifications for folks down the road. In addition to impacting employment, will impact college admissions, might raise insurance premium if you are a user....its already happening in Europe. Keep your eyes open.
Facebook to simplify privacy controls amid unrest
AP – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, …
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay, Ap Technology Writer – 1 hr 24 mins ago
NEW YORK – Facebook is simplifying its privacy controls amid growing unrest from many of its users.
Protesters have been organizing campaigns to quit Facebook and privacy groups have complained to regulators after Facebook announced new features last month, including "instant personalization" that tailors other websites to users' Facebook profiles.
"A lot of people are upset with us," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged at a news conference Wednesday at the company's Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters.
One complaint has been over the fact that while Facebook allows users to hide their list of interests on their personal profile pages, the user would still show up elsewhere as "liking" that band, company or hobby. Zuckerberg said that under the simplified controls, privacy preferences will be extending to those other places as well.
Zuckerberg said the company is also making it easier for users to decline the instant personalization feature.
He said that as Facebook offered more granularity in its privacy choices, the settings have become too complex for many users. He said Facebook is trying to simplify the controls — and making them apply retroactively and to new services that have yet to launch.
Facebook said the changes will be rolled out in the coming weeks. It's not yet clear whether the latest changes will quell user unease. Facebook hopes they do.
"One of the big takeaways is just don't mess with the privacy stuff for a long time," Zuckerberg said.
In a statement, the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based advocacy group, said that "while more work still needs to be done, these changes are the building blocks for giving people what they want and deserve."
ok .... I'm a dinasaur,.......... just getting ready to open a Facebook
account after being asked to join by a ka-billion people. Now you
saying maybe not such a good idea. This is the one reason (among others)
I have been hesitant to join. Don't know what all this internet exposure gonna
do to us in the long run. That's why I just always try to keep it simple on the net.
Remember George Orwell? Facebook is definetly Orwellian technology which is why my facebook page is blank. I even altered my name.
The privacy settings have always left you exposed because of how you are linked to others through associations. I have no history in mine other than where I went to high school. The only pic is a cartoon avi.
I have an account to see the pages of those who have asked me to be friends. At the moment, I'd have to call one of them to help me figure out the name I used and the email address. Its been months since I've logged in.
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