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Facebook Bows To Privacy Critics

AP   |  Michael Liedtke   |   November 29, 2007 10:57 PM

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Seeking to keep the peace in its popular online hangout, Facebook Inc. has overhauled a new advertising system that sparked privacy complaints by turning its users into marketing tools for other companies.

Under the changes outlined late Thursday, Facebook's 55 million users will be given greater control over whether they want to participate in a three-week-old program that circulates potentially sensitive information about their online purchases and other activities.

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- Mark701 I'm a Fan of Mark701 permalink
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" Facebook Inc. has overhauled a new advertising system that sparked privacy complaints by turning its users into marketing tools for other companies"
I don't think that a more accurate description was ever written about what big business thinks of people. We are tools to them, nothing more. If they could put a money tube in us(think Matrix) and suck dollars out of us they would.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:21 PM on 12/02/2007
- realitytrumpsbull I'm a Fan of realitytrumpsbull permalink

I think the problem is bigger than Facebook, by
far.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:31 AM on 12/01/2007
- TheJerseyGuy I'm a Fan of TheJerseyGuy permalink

"Bow to their critics"??? Facebook did nothing of the sort. What they did amounts to window dressing. There is still no way to opt out completely from a highly invasive program.

JG.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:14 AM on 11/30/2007
- Advocate123 I'm a Fan of Advocate123 permalink

It is amazing when liberals see Capitalism working and then advocate Government Regulations as the answer to solve all other problems.

Why can't liberals do THIS with everything else?

Advocate123
http://copiousdissent.blogspot.com

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:50 PM on 11/29/2007
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