Sunday, May 2, 2010

Facebook and Privacy

Today, I sent a "Suggestion" to Facebook. It read as follows:

Suggestion: Implement an "Opt-In" policy instead of "Opt-Out"
Dear Facebook,


This is a dangerous (And dare I say, "Evil") road for Facebook to walk. There is no easy way to BLOCK *ALL* sites that want to see my information. I have individually block each application as they pop up. This may drive people from Facebook and has huge privacy implications. I would like to be able to OWN *MY* information and not have it given away by Facebook. Facebook is taking away my control and freely giving my information to anyone it deems responsible. This is invasion of privacy and *CANNOT* be taken lightly. Change, Facebook. Don't be evil.

Signed,
A Concerned User
To find out what Facebook is sharing about you, visit: www.zesty.ca/facebook. To view Facebook's Privacy settings, visit: 
http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy&ref=mb
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/help/?page=1068