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By: jgking

jgking — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:33:16 +0000

I prefer to choose what is public and what is private. I absolutely do not support Facebook’s (lack-of) privacy philosophy!

By: Rob Birgfeld

Rob Birgfeld — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:35:45 +0000

Zuckerberg undoubtedly scares people with this type of language. But ultimately, I can’t argue with the premise of what he says. In our new Googley world, there’s a value exchange at play. The more data we provide about ourselves, the better we can be served. While we only see this at play with the “33 and still single?” ads on FB, it goes far deeper than this. The question in my mind is how is our personal data being used? If it enhances our experiences, deepens our relationships and best of all, serves the greater good– then we will be better for it. However, there’s no question that we must keep a close eye on that exchange– to make sure we, the end users, are getting value.

Also, here’s an interesting look inside the privacy culture of Facebook from an anonymous employee: http://bit.ly/7SHrid

By: diane

diane — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:51:02 +0000

“If I keep saying it, perhaps people will believe it”, “If I keep saying it, perhaps people will believe it”, whispered Mark Zuckerberg .

FB is only as valuable to me as the controls I can put around it. When I see a bright shiny toy, I want to play with it… but when I think about the data sharing involved, I drop it because the bright shiny toy is really a hot potato. I fear for those who still have not learned the power of data. And this only makes me think of a post I read a few months ago by Ron Shulkin and shared with everyone I knew on FB…

http://www.examiner.com/x-6171-Chicago-Social-Networking-Examiner~y2009m6d21-How-Im-going-to-use-social-networking-to-steal-your-identity

By: Gary C

Gary C — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:26:28 +0000

I’m concerned about privacy and all, but someone please explain what “vital personal information” Facebook is making public? Your name, networks and friendlist? All other info is easy to protect with fairly flexible privacy settings. The info they reveal is info that makes the service more useful to us by helping us find others that we would like to be connected with. The phone book analogy I’ve heard recently really is quite accurate. Give someone your name & home address and they can legally find more info about you than most people would be comfortable with.

@rightwords –

First: you are correct, nobody has a right to know your every movement and thought 24/7/365, unless you decide to post it, and then, only those you chose can see it.

Second: I’ve yet to hear of one verifiable instance of a wrongful privacy invasion brought on by the Patriot Act. I don’t like the law either, and I especially don’t like the fact that Congress passed it without any if them having read one word of it, but it hasn’t exactly turned out to be the “end of our freedoms as we know it” type of thing we expected.

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By: mrj

mrj — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:18:53 +0000

Do you think becoming more public will help or hurt Facebook? Well it loses my vote. I can jump off this island anytime. If they want to hurry me along, that’s their perogative.

By: Jacqueline Church

Jacqueline Church — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:02:46 +0000

By “people” does he mean to include people over the age of 19? He cannot possibly.

This explains why so many are leaving and why I seldom go there anymore. Half the posts are warnings about invasions of privacy by Facebook anyway. Talk about being out of touch with your customers!

By: m33

m33 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:40:37 +0000

When I saw this article (and others) today, my jaw dropped open. Oh Mark, you just lost my vote. Unbe-fn-leaveable. Just because people share does NOT give you the right to dictate WHAT we share! Asshole!

By: rightwords

rightwords — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:22:40 +0000

I’m a writer, and my online life is NOT an open book. First, you don’t have a right to know my every movement and thought 24/7/365. Second, it’s just not that interesting. I jumped on the Facebook bandwagon and was consumed for about 2 months. The charm faded quickly, and if I go to it once a week it’s a lot.

The backlash may come, but we are living in the same country that allowed the Patriot Act to pass… The only way I know to fight back against these invasions is to not put it online in the first place…