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Coming Your Way... Less Intrusive Facebook Data Policies?

Posted by Soulskill on from the give-the-people-what-they-want dept.

ainandil writes "Facebook may have to alter its data use policy now that grassrooters have driven enough complaints about the company's proposed data usage policy to trigger a user vote on the matter. 'Facebook's proposed changes to its data use policy include new explanations of its data deletion practices as well as the controls that users have over the sharing of information with third-party applications. However, 47,824 users commented on the plans with many posting opposition to the planned new terms and instead calling for the chance to vote on the "demands" outlined by Europe-v-Facebook.' Does this mean the days of the man-in-the-middle attack as social media are numbered?"

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  1. and whats the risk for facebook? by allo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Lets say, i publish something under these terms, then they change them again. of course they are not allowed to use the old material under the new terms without my consent, but i would assume they do it anyway. 99,99% of all people will not notice, the rest will not sue. And if i would like to sue them for doing so, i do not think there will be a good chance to win against a big corporation like facebook.
    So, as long as they try to cover it for most of us with new terms and implied consent, there will be never enough users going to court to stop them from changing their mind every other time.

    1. Re:and whats the risk for facebook? by dontmakemethink · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Works for any plutocracy - hold elections, people think they are represented.

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      War as we knew it was obsolete
      Nothing could beat complete denial
      - Emily Haines
    2. Re:and whats the risk for facebook? by SuricouRaven · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Unless the old terms included a clause stating that they may change the terms in future and that your acceptance of the new terms is implied by your continued use of the service. It's a standard clause.

    3. Re:and whats the risk for facebook? by houghi · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I do not think there will be a good chance to win against a big corporation like [...]

      So the problem lies not with Facebook. It lies with the legal system and thus with the politicians that uphold that system. And those are voted for.

      So vote for a party that wants to change radically and have the country for the people, by the people. OK, you will be called a Communist or worse. But that is what it would take.

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      Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
  2. Does not compute by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Facebook's stock is nosediving. And since it is now a public company the stockholders will be demanding to see profits.

    Why would they shoot themselves in the foot with these data policies? It isn't as if their current policies have caused a mass exodus. And there really isn't any major competition on the horizon.

    I'm guessing this is just smoke and mirrors.

  3. Not gonna happen. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No way 30% of all "active" users are going to vote, unless they are made to by Facebook (the party that has most to lose)