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I remember when I joined Facebook, it was at least in part because it alleviated a lot of the MySpace privacy concerns. It didn't share data with outside compa
by ZachPruckowski 16y ago
I remember when I joined Facebook, it was at least in part because it alleviated a lot of the MySpace privacy concerns. It didn't share data with outside companies, and only people with a UVA email address or who I accepted their friend request could see anything beyond my name, school, and photo. If I had known they would eventually be sharing my data such that CNN.com gets it if I just surf there or that it would publish my online shopping habits if I didn't opt-out (thankfully a rescinded policy), I'd have been more hesitant to sign up.
- koanarc 16y agoYou know, I had forgotten about this until reading your comment, but a major (if not the only) factor in my initial decision to create a Facebook account was the fact that it was limited to college campuses, and that I could be sure that only other people at my university would have any interaction with my profile. The first couple of weeks on FB were exciting -- all these new people, and they're right here at my school! The next few months were useful -- all these people that I know, I can get to know better! And now? My account has been deleted with prejudice, and I pray to Huitzilopochtli that their datacenters all catch on fire.