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This time I am going to wait to see what changes they bring I'm still happy to give FB a break over this; they've done a lot to improve privacy in recent month

by ErrantX 16y ago

This time I am going to wait to see what changes they bring I'm still happy to give FB a break over this; they've done a lot to improve privacy in recent months and IMO get credit for that. I'm still having a hard time verifying the vast majority of "privacy violations" people seem to be finding; I suspect they don't really exist in the way they are presented. Obviously there are one or two that are a problem (and I hope they address that) such as the information that can no longer be hidden from search. I've been playing the Facebook privacy game for a long time - and from that perspective most of this current reporting/outrage is either a) people getting on a bandwagon/following the crowd or b) misinformed. Amongst that the smattering of genuine complaints has mostly been lost to the noise. In a few months it will be back to a few of us pressing those issues again.... Bottom line is; the problem is in creating effective controls people understand. They really need to crack that, and if that is what the current fad achieves then great.

jacquesm 16y ago
I actually do think their privacy controls suck and I think all this is overblown. They've sucked since day one, they make it steadily worse, but after all, it's no big deal because my facebook page is mostly empty, it's just a shingle to help people find me if they're looking for me (it's not like the whole world reads HN :) ). Facebook could do a lot better in this respect, and they should default new features to 'off' if their users check a single box, once that says 'default new features to 'off''. That should do it. After that they can do a one time announcement of that one checkbox and anybody that doesn't check it will have nothing to complain in 6 months when they roll out new features that affect your privacy somehow. And they should stop the double speak just say it like it is, we're not stupid.
- ErrantX 16y ago
  Facebook could do a lot better in this respect, and they should default new features to 'off' if their users check a single box, once that says 'default new features to 'off''. Yes, that would be the #1 best fix to be honest.

by ErrantX 16y ago

jacquesm 16y ago

I actually do think their privacy controls suck and I think all this is overblown. They've sucked since day one, they make it steadily worse, but after all, it's no big deal because my facebook page is mostly empty, it's just a shingle to help people find me if they're looking for me (it's not like the whole world reads HN :) ). Facebook could do a lot better in this respect, and they should default new features to 'off' if their users check a single box, once that says 'default new features to 'off''. That should do it. After that they can do a one time announcement of that one checkbox and anybody that doesn't check it will have nothing to complain in 6 months when they roll out new features that affect your privacy somehow. And they should stop the double speak just say it like it is, we're not stupid.

ErrantX 16y ago
Facebook could do a lot better in this respect, and they should default new features to 'off' if their users check a single box, once that says 'default new features to 'off''. Yes, that would be the #1 best fix to be honest.