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Facebook Throws Privacy Advocates a Bone

Posted by Soulskill on from the a-very-small-bone dept.

sarysa writes "In response to a week-long assault by privacy advocates, and following a well publicized all-hands meeting, Facebook has introduced two new security features in response to privacy concerns. One feature allows users to whitelist devices associated with a Facebook account, and the other allows users who verify their identity to view previous logins. While both are useful features, they do nothing to address the recent privacy complaints."

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  1. BFD by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nobody is sticking a shotgun to anyone's head and forcing them to use Facebook.

    --
    "The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
    1. Re:BFD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Boo-hoo. Your life has great meaning, if you're posting AC to tell people to get a life.

      Said the poster under a fake name...

      Oh, and you need to research the concept of an ad hominem attack and how it's logically irrelevant to the actual argument posited.

      And maybe you should stop assuming that I used my own life as an example.

      Hit too close to home, eh?

      Here's what you posted:

      If you stay off of Facebook, your friends and colleagues assume it's because of some anti-social horrible problem with you and treat you very differently.

      Where the hell did you pull that from, if not your own damn miserable life?

  2. Re:Security, not privacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Facebook's founder is pure evil. He stole the concept for Facebook, has hacked into the email accounts of people, and called people who trust him to keep data private "dumb fucks". All of this is DOCUMENTED and PROVEN.

    Why anyone uses Facebook when these factors are known astounds me.