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But would you be OK if google allowed the public to peruse people's inboxes? Just like email, Facebook was initially about sharing updates, pictures, etc. with
by joubert 16y ago
But would you be OK if google allowed the public to peruse people's inboxes?
Just like email, Facebook was initially about sharing updates, pictures, etc. with your family and friends (i.e. people you know). Now they seem to be trying to trick people into having all this information public.
This is analogous to gmail defaulting to usenet posting, unless you configure obscure and fluid privacy settings.
- jay_kyburz 16y agoI agree. I want to add that I think it's unfare to expect people like my mum to understand the difference between something like Facebook and Hotmail. As far as she is concerned the are just different interfaces for the same thing. An address book, messaging, and photo sharing.
- natrius 16y agoFacebook was initially about sharing things with everyone at your school. Anything you shared could be accessed by an alum who works at the company you're applying to. The only real privacy difference between now and 2004 is that posts are Googleable by default now. Facebook did not try to trick people into sharing people more people than they intended to. If you disagree, explain what's misleading about this: http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/12/how-to-use-facebooks-new-privacy-transition-tool/ http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/12/how-to-use-facebooks-new-...