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Is that an actual fact or a engineered fact? Here’s why I ask. Over the past several years, whenever Facebook has made a change to its privacy policies, it has caused great uproar—not only with civil liberties advocates (as you would expect), but also with Facebook’s user base. The recent brute-force change to the privacy settings of all 350 million of its users is just the latest in a series of moves that exposes more of Facebook’s users’ information. According to the above linked article, here’s what Zuckerberg said about the recent change: Doing a privacy change for 350 million users is not the kind of thing that a lot of companies would do. That last statement, “we decided that these would be the social norms,” is the telling truth.
It is as if Facebook issued a decree to its global citizens. But open data and opening up of personal data are two different issues. Regaining Control of Privacy and Identity: It’s up to Each Indiv. This is a follow-up post to my article, Privacy in the Facebook Era . It was originally a reply to a comment by Chris Messina in that post. As this topic continues to be relevant, I’ve decided to extract my comment from that post, revise it, add to it, and turn it into an article.
Personal freedoms, control over one’s privacy, and the ability to manage one’s identity on the Web have never been in more jeopardy. With Facebook’s continued war on personal privacy , the day when a user no longer has any rights to control their own data is closer at hand. The question is, How should society respond? Of course, Facebook–or any other corporation–is free to offer services and manage their user base in anyway that benefits their stakeholders—as long as they do not break the laws under which they are obligated to operate.
Individuals have the freedom to decide whether or not they agree with Facebook’s policies, in particular as they pertain to privacy and the use of their personal data. Ohmra.com. Calculated Risk. Blog Directory. TaxVox: the Tax Policy Center blog :: Main Page. The Obameter. Promises we’ve rated recently Develop a comprehensive cyber security and response strategy The Promise: "Barack Obama and Joe Biden will ensure that his administration develops a Cyber Security Strategy that ensures that we have the ability to identify our attackers and a plan for how to respond that will be measured but effective. " Update March 21st, 2014: Progress on a framework, but trust shattered by Snowden revelations >> More Double American exports over the next five years "President Obama set a goal to create 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016 and is working to double American exports over the next five years by promoting U.S. goods and removing trade barriers, expanding access to credit, and promoting strong growth.
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