This clip from Fox news discussing the recent changes to Facebook and the terms context policy. The terms state that Facebook has the right to use anything anyone post in anyway they see fit, even if you have an account they have to keep your information and anything you post to their site forever.
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Katelyn,
ReplyDeleteAs one of the 175 million facebook users I must say that I am shocked. Honestly, that scares me knowing that one day when I want to delete my facebook that all of my information is going to be 'retained' rather than 'deleted'. I don't like how facebook changed their terms of service quietly and behind the scenes. In my opinion, this type of change to the policy should be explained beforehand so that people could delete their accounts if they wanted to without forever giving away their information. Very interesting topic and can't wait to here it since it applies to probably everyone in the classroom.
I think that if you put your information on the internet you should expect that it is public information, and that anyone can get a hold of it. However, I do think it is unfair that facebook changed their policies because existing users are being taken advantage of.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I do believe the policy for face book is ridiculous I believe that what you put on the internet you are liable for even, if there is no consent. I believe people have to start to use common sense when it comes to the certain things that they are doing. Don't put information on a website that may detrimental to your character.
ReplyDeleteFacebook made this change in their policy simply reflects the way things actually work on the site right now. Regardless of whether they change the policy or not, Facebook already keeps the information. If you have a problem with your information being kept by a company, then don't use their service. It's just a matter of benefit analysis. Does Facebook (or any company that has a hold of your info) provide enough services to warrant the privacy risks?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/weekinreview/15markoff.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is slightly off topic, but probably useful for the discussion. Everyone's worried about privacy on Facebook, but this article notes that there really isn't privacy on the internet in general. Essentially, internet security is so bad, the only way to fix it is to design a new internet.