http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/facebooks-privacy-policy-produces-plea-to-ftc.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/12/facebooks-privacy-policy-produces-plea-to-ftc.html/comment-page-1#comment-105422 larry Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:20:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=14935#comment-105422 I think the big problem for Facebook is people posted information/data under previous understood levels of privacy that Facebook decided to change after the fact. Besides the deceptive presentation of more privacy controls that average users don't fully appreciate the repercussions, notice was only available for those that happen to log on. There had to be millions of users who's information became public completely blind. Had Facebook defaulted users to be stealth on the internet rather than exposure on many levels, we would not be having this conversation. I don't think even some of the experts on this matter have come to terms with the full extent of exposure via friends and apps. I have found deleted status messages of mine (no appearance anywhere on my wall, profile or settings) still available to Apps. I would bet the average users has no clue what they say is exposed in addition to their basic info to that mystery underground of Facebook Applications. I think the big problem for Facebook is people posted information/data under previous understood levels of privacy that Facebook decided to change after the fact. Besides the deceptive presentation of more privacy controls that average users don’t fully appreciate the repercussions, notice was only available for those that happen to log on. There had to be millions of users who’s information became public completely blind. Had Facebook defaulted users to be stealth on the internet rather than exposure on many levels, we would not be having this conversation. I don’t think even some of the experts on this matter have come to terms with the full extent of exposure via friends and apps. I have found deleted status messages of mine (no appearance anywhere on my wall, profile or settings) still available to Apps. I would bet the average users has no clue what they say is exposed in addition to their basic info to that mystery underground of Facebook Applications.

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