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2007-09-06 Science & Technology

Facebook to expose user details to search engines

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Posted by lotp 2007-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 But it's only when the government collects the stuff that the liberals complain . . .

Posted by The Doctor 2007-09-06 11:44|| 2007-09-06 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm...plastering your supposedly public self on public display hardly qualifies one to argue about privacy. Or do I miss something in the fundamentals here?

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-09-06 12:08|| 2007-09-06 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Facebook has changed the rules about what they protect multiple times -- each time exposing things users were told would remain private.

Posted by lotp 2007-09-06 12:33|| 2007-09-06 12:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmmm...plastering your supposedly public self on public display hardly qualifies one to argue about privacy. Or do I miss something in the fundamentals here?

Heh. There's a reason I've made a point of ignoring every "Join Facebook!" invitation that comes my way . . .

Posted by The Doctor 2007-09-06 13:33|| 2007-09-06 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm a recent Facebook newbie.

And there is a control where you can prevent this from taking place. You just have to click it.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2007-09-06 15:47|| 2007-09-06 15:47|| Front Page Top

#6 It's an odd duck that joins a social web community, in an effort to enhance their privacy. It is usually the exact opposite. So what's the drama? Sure, the weirdos who are masquerading as something/someone they are not will hate all revelations of personal info, but for the rest of us it's a bit of a bonus.

Posted by Beau 2007-09-06 22:40|| 2007-09-06 22:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Mizzou - what's the point of the whole thing?

(I'm not being smart-ass - I really don't get it.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-06 22:56|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-09-06 22:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Facebook enables individuals to create online high school and college yearbooks or any other sort of "membership" concepts.

It's an odd duck that joins a social web community, in an effort to enhance their privacy.

And the very first simultaneous Snark O' the Day plus Understatement O' the Week, goes to Beau.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-09-06 23:41|| 2007-09-06 23:41|| Front Page Top

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