http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7896309.stm?lss
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.reversal/index.html
The social networking website, Facebook, is under scrutiny for its recent changes in its Terms Of Use agreement. The changes include a line which says that Facebook has the right to archive all information sent on the site, including pictures, wall posts, and messages, and keep it even after a user terminates their account. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says that the change was made to prevent information from disappearing once the poster discontinued the account. But many members have terminated their accounts with face book, or created/joined groups associated with restoring the old facebook terms of service. For now the old terms of use have been reinstated, and it is said that facebook is rewriting its terms of use in simple language to be updated soon.
This news was important to me because I, as well as many others my age, use Facebook regularly and I was surprised to learn that my rights were not what I precieved them to be in reguards to images and text posted on the website.
Question 1: Out of the class, how many have facebook accounts? How many people knew that their rights as outlined in the terms of use agreement had changed? Why do you think people did/did not know?
Question 2: Do you have rights when you are part of an Internet group or social networking site? Do the things you post to the Internet become public domain or are they still personal property?
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Thats weird that they want to keep all our pictures, I'm not sure I feel comfortable with that, because they not only say they can keep our pictures but that they can use them for anything, which is odd. I think they are changing it though, because so much uproar came of it.
ReplyDeleteIts shocking that facebook refuses to delete data. This data is too valuable to them because they can sell this data to companies and marketing firms. Facebook is rapidly becoming nothing but a marketing tool to sell us products. These products are specifically targeted to us because they know almost everything about us. This is scary because we really need to remind ourselves that what you put on the internet can't be taken back, so be careful what goes on your facebook!
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