tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post8639068924705262638..comments2023-09-06T07:33:38.297-05:00Comments on Glasshouses: Facebook to users: Screw privacybknabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407372839500665698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-59039519871234177452010-04-22T06:27:58.000-05:002010-04-22T06:27:58.000-05:00I think this is a really interesting topic that ha...I think this is a really interesting topic that has picked up a lot of discussion online. What I keep coming back to though is that Facebook is a business, not a public service, and so I have to think that if people choose to use it, then they make their decision right there to submit to its terms. Granted most people will never read the terms, but still, it's not like people are required Jeffhttp://windfarmisrecords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-82363482654563753572010-04-22T08:06:52.000-05:002010-04-22T08:06:52.000-05:00I agree that Facebook is a business, and they have...I agree that Facebook is a business, and they have a right to make money. The problem I have is that their business model, such as it is, requires they sell users information, whether by selling it outright or giving third parties access to it. <br><br>Facebook is not free. The cost is not money, it is something potentially far more valuable - any and all information you put on Facebook. If you Bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-23942747184002776322010-04-22T17:58:20.000-05:002010-04-22T17:58:20.000-05:00I suppose you are right that it's not actually...I suppose you are right that it's not actually free. I don't know where I stand really. They are providing an extremely high demand service, and rather than just randomly selling bulk ads, they are selling very targeted ads based on users' interests. It's a marketer's dream.<br><br>Google does the same thing. Some items I search for just happen to come up on the google adsJeffhttp://windfarmisrecords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-68269082764724719992010-04-22T20:40:32.000-05:002010-04-22T20:40:32.000-05:00What Facebook does goes way beyond what Google doe...What Facebook does goes way beyond what Google does - and I can locate you using the supposedly anonymized search data Google provides to researchers.<br><br>Privacy is not something that should be sacrificed. Companies should not be allowed to take our data and sell it to others in any way, especially without our being given some indication of the full scope of what we are giving up. Here are Bertnoreply@blogger.com