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Interesting point. And conversely maybe they emphasized privacy earlier only to discourage public indexing so that they could be the toll-keepers and charge a

• potatolicious 17y ago
  Facebook has never emphasized privacy - they've done some very lightweight things to address widespread concerns, but that's about it. In fact, the most recent privacy update contained sneaky tricks that made un-savvy users open more stuff to public view. IMHO Facebook is well aware that their social network is consisted in large part of stalking, and that the relevance and value proposition to its users relies upon the ability to view as much of other users' data as possible. A lot of people, if they were given the easy option, would choose to lock their Facebook accounts down like Fort Knox - which would severely impact the usefulness of Facebook for others. It's in Facebook's best interest to have you share as much of your stuff with as many people as possible.