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Facebook Retreats on Online Tracking
Nrbelex writes "Facebook is reining in some aspects of a controversial new advertising program, after users became extremely upset and threatened various 'protests' over possible privacy infringement issues. 'Late yesterday the company made an important change, saying that it would not send messages about users' Internet activities without getting explicit approval each time ... Facebook executives say the people who are complaining are a marginal minority. With time, Facebook says, users will accept Beacon, which Facebook views as an extension of the type of book and movie recommendations that members routinely volunteer on their profile pages.'"
You fool! They deleted nothing! muhahahaha!
Seriously though, in Soviet Russia, Facebook deletes you.
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"would not send messages about users' Internet activities without getting explicit approval each time"
Invade your privacy? (cancel) or (allow)?
And then they will tell there Amazon partiners and next time you check you're email you'll will get a recommendation about a book all about using the correct grammar for writing Englishings.
Next thing, you'll get phone calls offering you fasterinternetserviceprovidings
It's a good way to keep up with your newb acquaintences and friends. Besides, it cuts down on the amount of facebook invites I get.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
I have a facebook account and I'm not worried at all. Why? Because I have no friends.