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I really don't understand what everyone is moaning about. You all entrusted companies like Facebook (and remember, companies are there to make money for their s

I really don't understand what everyone is moaning about. You all entrusted companies like Facebook (and remember, companies are there to make money for their shareholders) with a massive portion of your social lives and now you're complaining about the fact that those same companies could shut your social life down in an instant. Well guess what, they do indeed own all "your" data. The moment you agreed to their TOS and started uploading pieces of your private lives online, you confirmed that you were ok with them owning it. I've personally never felt comfortable with having my social life online and that's why I've opted out of using Facebook, Google+ or any other social networking services for that matter. My social life doesn't suffer because of that at all, in fact, my bond with the people who are close to me has become even stronger due to a lack of social noise in my life. I see my best buddies a few times a week anyway and when I really need to talk to someone else, I can just email them or give them a call. The whole Facebook/Google+/[throw in random SNS here] thing is a joke.

doesnt_know 14y ago
I also have never used any social services such as Facebook/Google+/Twitter because I consider my privacy important and it's tempting to just sit back and say "I told you so" smugly. That isn't really going to accomplish much though. People really should be pushing for stronger privacy laws and companies that choose to base their business around collecting personal data should be held responsible for protecting it.
LaRakel 14y ago
According to that same TOS, users outside the US and Canada are giving their data to Facebook Europe in Ireland. So they have to follow Irish law, which they don't. Europe's Data Directive applies to all users outside of the US and Canada. The data directive gives me the right to ask them all data they have on me, and the right to have them remove it. As a European they have given me that right by setting up a company in Ireland.

doesnt_know 14y ago

I also have never used any social services such as Facebook/Google+/Twitter because I consider my privacy important and it's tempting to just sit back and say "I told you so" smugly. That isn't really going to accomplish much though. People really should be pushing for stronger privacy laws and companies that choose to base their business around collecting personal data should be held responsible for protecting it.

LaRakel 14y ago

According to that same TOS, users outside the US and Canada are giving their data to Facebook Europe in Ireland. So they have to follow Irish law, which they don't. Europe's Data Directive applies to all users outside of the US and Canada. The data directive gives me the right to ask them all data they have on me, and the right to have them remove it. As a European they have given me that right by setting up a company in Ireland.