Facebook Goes Private.???
Facebook will simplify controls on the social networking service to appease its critics.
Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyce said, " we've spent the last couple of weeks listening to users and consulting with experts in California, Washington DC and around the world.
The messages we've received are pretty clear."users appreciate... precise and comprehensive controls, but want them simpler and easier to use."
Recently a great deal of criminal activity born from the loins of face book by users has been exposed by prominent bloggers due to its rapid increase in murders and rape by members of facebook."
Facebook has been under fire for features its critics claim compromise the privacy of members.
Equally worrying is a little known default setting buried within a user's account giving Facebook permission to share profile information with third party applications, such as advertisers. This happens all across the net.
They do not operate something as large as Facebook for free.
Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyce said, " we've spent the last couple of weeks listening to users and consulting with experts in California, Washington DC and around the world.
The messages we've received are pretty clear."users appreciate... precise and comprehensive controls, but want them simpler and easier to use."
Recently a great deal of criminal activity born from the loins of face book by users has been exposed by prominent bloggers due to its rapid increase in murders and rape by members of facebook."
Facebook has been under fire for features its critics claim compromise the privacy of members.
Equally worrying is a little known default setting buried within a user's account giving Facebook permission to share profile information with third party applications, such as advertisers. This happens all across the net.
They do not operate something as large as Facebook for free.
Comments
I am a huge facebook user and am disappointed to finally start to agree with some paranoid friends I had previously laughed at.
..heh.
Have walked this rather beautiful and eccentric continent called .."Non competico australis" .. named , methinks, by completely arrogant Mediteraneans. Can't claim, nor be sympatico with your rather extraordinary experiences and attitudes; but sort of understand.
Vesty, understanding history. Curious concept.
if u r under 16 and a virgin
I inderstand
I was too
didnt reveal my identity on the net
took the name Jimmy
and also James Dean face
Now I revealed all
even my Dick on my HNT site
dont be silly Barbara
this is not PAKISTAN or AFGHANISTAN
but yes it is not so safe here
we have many accidents here
road and rail and plane
if u want to come here
I suggest u walk and swim
before u join Wally
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