One small victory against Failbook

Fair point, but if you don't want people to know your personal information then you shouldn't post it. It's OK saying that Facebook are going to give users more rights over their personal information, but they cannot control what other users do with that information if someone gives them access to it (or part of it). What's to stop them from copying it, either as a text file on the computer or even as a hand-written note? In other words, if someone has had personal information on Facebook which others have been able to see and now decides that s/he no longer wishes this information to be public, it can be removed completely from Facebook, but s/he has no control whatsoever over how others store and use the data.

stormy13 said:

and their overbearing (or more like lack of) privacy policies,

TheStar.com | Canada | Canada wins Facebook fight

I still won't be using it, but a bit of good news for those that do.

No matter what the data will still be out there somewhere, once on the net always on the net. Google archives are great to find things that people once thought we gone from the web.

+1 Dwarf... Your control over your information ends the moment it hits Facebooks' server... If you dont like whats done with it after that, then dont post it...

Tews said:

+1 Dwarf... Your control over your information ends the moment it hits Facebooks' server... If you dont like whats done with it after that, then dont post it...

Exactly. And the same thing applies to all of the other social-networking sites available. This is the very reason why I will not consider using them.

zigzag3143 said:

Dwarf

Seconded. Guess im just anti social but the thought of giving away personal info doesn't interest me

Just do what 70% of the real people out there do, create a page with false info and see who figures it out.

DarkXeno said:

Just do what 70% of the real people out there do, create a page with false info and see who figures it out.

haha! I'm a 300lb Somalian dude on Match(dot)com.

But look at it this way. if the social garbage sites didnt exist, Chris Hansen would be unemployed.

Tews said:

+1 Dwarf... Your control over your information ends the moment it hits Facebooks' server... If you dont like whats done with it after that, then dont post it...

I use it and I hardely post my pictures, Doesn't use Apps. except Barn Buddy which iv found really cool

I think facebook is not clear enough to most of the users, many use it too much and get their account deactivated or hacked. Social Networking is good but as you guys were saying, "Think before you Leap" .This is the age of the InterWebs.

DarkXeno said:

Just do what 70% of the real people out there do, create a page with false info and see who figures it out.

Even so, be careful. Be very careful. Just one snippet of actual truthful personal information could spell trouble for you if that information falls into the wrong hands.