Facebook is Big Brother ....

.... and people give up the information willingly



might be time to close down my face book account ........

3) Facebook’s New “Open Graph” Or Why The Government And Businesses Love Zuckerberg

Facebook’s new Open Graph creates a permanent record over which the user has no control. Read that again: its new Open Graph creates a permanent record… over which you exercise no control whatsoever. Facebook collects the information — it keeps an eye on what you’re doing and records it, whether you want it or not. Here‘s a short explanation from tech website Mashable:

In the past, apps that accessed data from the Facebook APIs could only store that data for 24 hours. This meant that apps and app developers would have to download user information day after day, just to keep up with the policy. Now the data storage restriction is gone, so if you tell an app it can store your data, it can keep it without worrying about what was basically an arbitrary technical hurdle….

The author, Christina Warren, explains what the privacy issues involved are:

I took a look at the different documentation of the Open Graph API and the different social plugins, and gathered that the data collection and overall privacy settings don’t differ from what has already been available. Again, what changes is how that data can be displayed to different people and how it can be integrated in different ways.

Nevertheless, it is imperative that users who have concerns about privacy make sure they read and understand what information they are making available to applications before using them. Users need to be aware that when they “Like” an article on CNN, that “Like” may show up on a customized view that their friends see.

Lauren Weinstein — an expert on the Internet and privacy – adds rather succinctly:

Biggest fans of Facebook’s new Open Graph:

1. FBI, CIA, NSA, TSA, + (all Department of Homeland Security departments and assets)
2. Local Law Enforcement
3. Your boss
4. Your medical and life insurance companies
5. Your auto insurance company
6. Department of Motor Vehicles
7. All lawyers (especially divorce and personal injury)
8. Anyone else who might want to know how you’ve spent your time, at any point in the future, based on the permanent data record created automatically by your activities at vast numbers of sites, all collected in one place for ease of court orders.

Is it any wonder that Big Government and Big Business love Facebook?

[vraiblonde]

1. FBI, CIA, NSA, TSA, + (all Department of Homeland Security departments and assets)
2. Local Law Enforcement
3. Your boss
4. Your medical and life insurance companies
5. Your auto insurance company
6. Department of Motor Vehicles
7. All lawyers (especially divorce and personal injury)
8. Anyone else who might want to know how you’ve spent your time, at any point in the future, based on the permanent data record created automatically by your activities at vast numbers of sites, all collected in one place for ease of court orders.

None of these entities would give two craps about my FB activity. I don't engage in criminal activity, nor do I commit fraud, so if the FBI wants to read what I had for dinner last night and my musings on leaf collection, they can have at it.

[bcp (Premo)]

mine is gone.

[bcp (Premo)]

Hi BCP,
You have deactivated your Facebook account. You can reactivate your account at any time by logging into Facebook using your old login email and password. You will be able to use the site like you used to.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team

however, it seems like they keep your page even once you leave it.
Glad I removed all personal pictures and profile before I did it.

[Rael]

Originally Posted by bcp

however, it seems like they keep your page even once you leave it.
Glad I removed all personal pictures and profile before I did it.

I didn't, and thought of reactivating it just to do that (j/k). You can't get rid of your Facebook account, you can only deactivate it (but feel free to come back and reactivate it, you'll still be there). Just one of the reasons I deactivated it.

[struggler44]

It's how I keep up on things my kids do.........STALKER

[Rael]

Originally Posted by struggler44

It's how I keep up on things my kids do.........STALKER

That's the main reason I joined, to keep in my son's world.

[vraiblonde]

Users need to be aware that when they “Like” an article on CNN, that “Like” may show up on a customized view that their friends see.

So what? I don't really understand why this would be an issue.

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

So what? I don't really understand why this would be an issue.

Well, its like when I liked "Gay heteros in Denial" it showed up on my page for everyone to see.

It was pretty embarrassing, but on the bright side, I got 7 offers for dates.

[Cheeky1]

Never had one