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I'm not on Facebook. I was, but didn't get it. I know I'm not the only one.
I for one joined Facebook and soon after closed my sporadically-checked MySpace because I could decide who saw what on my profile. At the time, it seemed secure. Now, I realize that in truth, no social network is truly safe, as they're all vulnerable to hacks and can sell/share user data. Users should be more concerned than they are. There are many people that upload bucket loads of photos to Facebook, precious memories. But what if (hopefully not) all that data were to be lost and they had no backup? Now, that would be a mistake upon the user's part, but simply put, people shouldn't post anything to any social network, or anywhere on the 'net for that matter, that they wouldn't be willing to share with the world.
This is a world I'm not familiar with, so I love hearing different thoughts and perspectives. :)
"Facebook may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the Facebook service through the operation of the service (e.g., photo tags) in order to provide you with more useful information and a more personalized experience.
By using Facebook, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States."
http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Also, check out the "Information We Collect" section.
to give you control over it. I don't think they're the only one with a
similar policy - have you read Google's TOS lately?
I understand we provide that information to Amazon, eBay, PayPal, and the likes - but we KNOW what they are doing wiht that info. What is Facebook doing? What are they planning to do? Not knowing is the scariest thing for me.
All that content Google has the right to look over and use. Perhaps you
don't use any of those, but many more use those services than Facebook.
Privacy is an illusion - I'm not saying that's a good thing, but at least
Facebook is trying to make it known that they, despite their TOS, want to
protect your privacy. I don't see Google or Apple or Microsoft or anyone
else saying the same thing.
So as much as the misleading ads and confusing format annoy people, they will continue to grow.