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I see you neglected to read the rest of my post and didn't consider any of the possible implications of said party. A party unwittingly attended can cost many o

by nsmartt 14y ago

I see you neglected to read the rest of my post and didn't consider any of the possible implications of said party. A party unwittingly attended can cost many opportunities. Employment, friends, standing with family, and the party was only one example of many other potential problems. Look up the "girls around me" app. It's entirely feasible for a stalker to make use of information in these ways, and that's one of the more pleasant possibilities. Friends can inadvertently reveal private data about other friends due to a mistaken sense of security by both parties. I don't understand how anyone can deny that this is a serious problem.

misiti3780 14y ago
it is a problem - but it's not facebook's problem, it's your problem for not understanding the settings (obviously i do not mean you, i mean users). projects like beacon were facebook's problem, and they were wrong for doing that. if your using a product and dont understand how it works, then you only have yourself to blame. example (dated, i know): Edit, I found a better example: http://willmoffat.github.com/FacebookSearch/?q=playing+hooky&x=0&y=0&gender=male&gender=female http://willmoffat.github.com/FacebookSearch/?q=playing+hooky...
- nsmartt 14y ago
  I disagree that it isn't Facebook's problem or that you have only yourself to blame. Facebook is aware of this problem, and it's good for their bottom line. It's not in their best interest to encourage privacy, so they don't. In fact, they actively work to encourage (or, in some cases, force) more sharing, less private behavior. As there are serious risks, even dangers, involved in over-sharing (not just your over-sharing but your friends' over-sharing as well), I would say that Facebook has some responsibility to protect its users and inform them on the implications of playing fast and loose with privacy.
- gizzlon 14y ago
  Cool, link! "if your using a product and dont understand how it works, then you only have yourself to blame" Don't we all do this each and every day? And even if you do understand how everything works, predicting the long-term consequences and ramifications can be impossible.

by nsmartt 14y ago

misiti3780 14y ago

it is a problem - but it's not facebook's problem, it's your problem for not understanding the settings (obviously i do not mean you, i mean users). projects like beacon were facebook's problem, and they were wrong for doing that. if your using a product and dont understand how it works, then you only have yourself to blame. example (dated, i know): Edit, I found a better example: http://willmoffat.github.com/FacebookSearch/?q=playing+hooky&x=0&y=0&gender=male&gender=female http://willmoffat.github.com/FacebookSearch/?q=playing+hooky...

nsmartt 14y ago
I disagree that it isn't Facebook's problem or that you have only yourself to blame. Facebook is aware of this problem, and it's good for their bottom line. It's not in their best interest to encourage privacy, so they don't. In fact, they actively work to encourage (or, in some cases, force) more sharing, less private behavior. As there are serious risks, even dangers, involved in over-sharing (not just your over-sharing but your friends' over-sharing as well), I would say that Facebook has some responsibility to protect its users and inform them on the implications of playing fast and loose with privacy.
gizzlon 14y ago
Cool, link! "if your using a product and dont understand how it works, then you only have yourself to blame" Don't we all do this each and every day? And even if you do understand how everything works, predicting the long-term consequences and ramifications can be impossible.