Facebook Tailors Privacy Settings to Suit ‘Social Norms’

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg beams at an audience at the 2008 SXSWi conference.

Facebook has come under fire more than once for its execs’ creative interpretations of the term privacy, and now the megasite’s fresh-faced CEO Mark Zuckerberg has drummed up a very interesting line of argument to justify his stance on the issue. What you might see as violations of personal privacy, Zuckerberg and his team view as “reflect[ing] the current social norms.” Oh. —KA

Computerworld:

Zuckerberg told an audience at the 2009 Crunchies Awards ceremonies in San Francisco on Friday that social norms are changing and people don’t expect or want nearly as much privacy as they have in the past.

“When we got started, the question people asked was, ‘Why would I want to put any information on the Internet?’,” he said during the presentation of awards to top online startups and makers of innovative technology.

“In the last five or six years, blogging has taken off in a huge way. People have really gotten comfortable sharing more information and different kinds but more openly and with more people,” Zuckerberg added.

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By PatrickHenry, January 16, 2010 at 7:58 am Link to this comment

Just be careful on where it leads you and what information it chooses to omit.

http://radioislam.org/islam/english/jewishp/internet/jews_behind_internet.htm#vardi

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By richard doe, January 13, 2010 at 12:49 pm Link to this comment
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It’s not the lack of privacy, it’s the lack of honesty and forthrightness.

Were does FB spell out that you and your friends will have their information data-mined for corporate advertising purposes?

Answer: Nowhere.

People need to realize that this “free” service, comes with a price; your info. What did you expect, something for nothing?

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By Anarcissie, January 12, 2010 at 8:27 am Link to this comment

No one is compelled to have a Facebook account, as far as I know. Many people lead dull lives and a little exhibitionism probably livens things up for them.

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By Howie Bledsoe, January 12, 2010 at 7:38 am Link to this comment
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If youre stupid enough to put up radical views, hateful ideals, or sensitive info, then youre a dumbass. Mostly, though, peeps use it to keep track of lost friends, (in a way, our social norms have changed, we live in a globalized society, my school mates have been blown across the globe) and to share dumb videos, interesting news feeds and photos of the kiddies. In that way, so what??? If ya got something to hide, dont put it up.

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