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Facebook Should Give Up on Privacy
- Rhapso 16y agoI thought they had already done this? or are seriously planning to do it. The "Social web" concept Zuckerburg brings forward includes a total lack of privacy, and is based on a desired social change. He wants to bring forth the "Brave New World" of privacy, where there is none. And when he does it, the vast majority of people involved will think it is a great idea. Perhaps it is a good idea, but it scares me.
- nnash 16y agoIt may be a good idea for them from the stance that the author of the article is presenting, but any facebook user with an ounce of common sense will have the same sentiment that you do about it. I'm already concerned by how often facebook is pushing out UI changes without me being notified about. If one day they shut of privacy that will be the final push to make me delete my account and be done with it.
- Rhapso 16y agoI expect when they make the final push to remove privacy settings the "Delete" function will go with them.
- nlawalker 16y agoRegardless of how lame or false it is, Facebook still has to present some semblance of privacy to keep their business going. As soon as they ditch all privacy settings, the mainstream media will cover it, and the average user will start to think, "hey, what if my boss/parents/boyfriend see my inappropriate pictures and comments?" and start to rein in their sharing. It's precisely the cavalier attitude of sharing that keeps Facebook going, and what makes it valuable to people. As it stands, those people think, "it's cool, there are privacy settings." They haven't set them up, they don't know what they are or why they work, but they're there, so everything must be alright.