While I agree, they're such a huge target, and so reviled amongst open types like yourself, I tend to take the more conservative angle on them: If they were rea

While I agree, they're such a huge target, and so reviled amongst open types like yourself, I tend to take the more conservative angle on them: If they were really so insidious, there'd be more smoking guns. More scary activities. As it stands, Facebook does what it does pretty well: gives people a place to communicate with each other. The walls of their interactions have a lot of holes, and you hear them complain, and you certainly see Facebook toe the line, but I think they've mastered that sport, especially as they approach 1 billion users.