Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Facebook Caves To Privacy Protests Over Beacon

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the privacy-is-dead dept.

jcatcw writes "After weeks of privacy protests over its advertising system, Facebook's CEO announced that users now can turn the system off completely. CEO Zuckerberg said 'We simply did a bad job with this release.' Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, called the announcement from Zuckerberg 'a step in the right direction.'"

2 of 95 comments (clear)

  1. Just like last time... by vaderhelmet · · Score: 5, Informative

    During the mini-feeds debacle, Mark ended up conceding with a comment very similar to this. (http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2208562130) If they were really interested in privacy concerns, they would have learned from the first time. To me, it seems like a way to see how far they can push the line before people will complain.

  2. Boycott the Advertisers (list) by jnadke · · Score: 5, Informative

    Need to cut the problem at the source: the advertisers themselves. This wasn't easy to find in google, but here's a list of sites that have privacy-violating Beacon code embedded in them.

    Boycott the following sites:

    eBay
    Fandango
    College Humor
    Busted Tees
    iWon
    Citysearch
    Pronto.com
    echomusic
    Travelocity
    Allposters.com
    Blockbuster
    Bluefly.com
    CBS Sports
    Dotspotter
    ExpoTV
    Gamefly
    Hotwire
    Joost
    Kiva
    Kongregate
    LiveJournal
    Live Nation
    Mercantila
    The NBA
    The New York Times
    Overstock.com
    (RED)
    Redlight
    Seamless Web
    Sony Online Entertainment
    Sony Pictures
    STA Travel
    TheKnot
    TripAdvisor
    Travel Ticker
    Typepad
    viagogo
    Vox
    Yelp
    WeddingChannel.com
    Zappos

    Source: http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=9166 (found from a blog)