Facebook's officially stated approach of "it's the user's decision" is right, in my view. The problem is that they were, and are, insincere in saying that. Th

Facebook's officially stated approach of "it's the user's decision" is right, in my view. The problem is that they were, and are, insincere in saying that. The user has no option to say NOPE I'm not giving you, that, that, that and that. No way to see what something does before giving them anything at all. If that was done right users would have the choice. Failing that Facebook is culpable. The trouble with the culpable or "rule of law" approach though is that it's up to politicians, maybe bored law enforcement people, maybe some bribery and corruption. i.e. it generally works poorly if at all, all too often it achieves the opposite. I say avoid legislation and give individuals their own control. Real control.