Ouch.It seems Facebook has gone into panic mode amid a constant barrage of complaints, questions and concern over privacy.
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There was also the news from Alison Diana at Information Week that "the phrase 'how to quit Facebook' generated 16.9 million results in a Google search Tuesday morning, while 'how do I delete my Facebook account?' resulted in 15.9 million links".
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And now in what is being termed the strongest rebuke yet, European data protection officials said in a letter [16KB PDF] that "it is unacceptable that the company fundamentally changed the default settings on its social-networking platform to the detriment of a user".
A graphic by the New York Times shows just how confusing and bewildering Facebook's privacy policy is with 50 settings and 170 options.
The paper also reveals that the policy is longer than the United States' constitution with 5,830 words.
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Crisis meeting for Facebook
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It's not up to us to choose which laws we want to obey. If it were, I'd kill everyone who looked at me cock-eyed! - Rex Banner
The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression. - Gary Larson
Re: Crisis meeting for Facebook
I told you so.
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."
Re: Crisis meeting for Facebook
I am not a member .....If my friends want to know what exciting things I've been up to they can phone me ,or better still come round for a visit .
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