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Facebook's Zuckerberg Says Forget Privacy
judgecorp writes "Privacy is no longer a social norm, according to the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking at the Crunchie awards in San Francisco, the entrepreneur said that expectations had changed, and people now default to sharing online, not privacy. It's all right for him, but does he mean it's ok for bodies like the UK government to monitor all citizens' Internet use?"
Creator of internet application designed around sharing personal information believes people are fine with sharing personal information.
News at 11.
we have finally defeated privacy!
-Better Off Ted
One of our competitors trademarked the term "hypothesis". From now on, we will call them "boneheaded ideas".
*wave hand in Storm Trooper's face* "This isn't the privacy you're looking for..."
Looks like I picked a good time to never have registered for Facebook. Hey, a college geek creates a web page and is able to retire (if he wants) a year later from its action. More power to 'im. But then sit there and blow a corporate line of smoke in my face? That's just insulting. Facebook, you'll NEVER know me. Boo ya!
Python: 'And then suddenly you have a language which says "we're all stuck with whatever the whiniest coder wants".'
What ads? There are ads on Facebook? When did this start?
If you build it, nerds will come. Soylentnews.org
Most of us aren't interesting enough to have friends post embarrassing pictures of us on the Internet. Besides that would require us to interact with other people, possibly including girls.
Marky boy is only interested in furthering Mark Zuckerbergs agenda.
If he were trying to dispose of human waste he would say eating crap is now the social norm.
In a way he is spoon feeding it to any and all takers and true believers.
He carries about as much credibility as Bono.
*Repent!Quit Your Job!Slack Off!The World Ends Tomorrow and You May Die!
Fyngyrz is right. Don't be a fuckin' crybaby, you get first posts all the damn time. Perhaps you are taking Slashdot too seriously. A good cure for that is to anonymously post the most offensive thing you can think of. Feels good, man.