"the fact that the settings are confusing enough that people are exposing information that they want to keep private is pretty damnable." The information is be

"the fact that the settings are confusing enough that people are exposing information that they want to keep private is pretty damnable." The information is being exposed, not because of confusion, but because Facebook wants the information exposed (to business partners and affiliates). The confusion leads to surprise, not exposure. "making the privacy settings more intuitive would be more productive than worrying about needing to "educate" users." This was exactly my thought earlier in the thread. If it's this hard to understand and explain, there's some simplification yet to be done.