Via Mashable: Following weeks of debate over Facebook and privacy, the company is announcing new features to address the criticism that has emerged since the launch of the Open Graph and Instant Personalization.CEO Mark Zuckerberg — who penned an op-ed in The Washington Post on Sunday promising new privacy options — is doing the presenting.
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Recently there has been a lot of people out there railing on Facebook about how they are screwing it’s users and throwing privacy out the window. This guy makes a good case about how it’s not FB’s fault and we should all just relax.
I defend Facebook because it is the wrong target for our anger. It has done more to bring people together than any technology of the last five years, and the good it has brought far outweighs the bad. We made the decision to turn our personal information over to a private company, and for the most part Facebook made good use of it.
There is a movement a-brewing.
For us it comes down to two things: fair choices and best intentions. In our view, Facebook doesn’t do a good job in either department. Facebook gives you choices about how to manage your data, but they aren’t fair choices, and while the onus is on the individual to manage these choices, Facebook makes it damn difficult for the average user to understand or manage this. We also don’t think Facebook has much respect for you or your data, especially in the context of the future.
All the cool kids are doing it!
It’s actually pretty easy.
Step 1) Go to Spokeo, enter in your full name and find your profile.
Step 2) Copy the URL. (should have your name in it).
Step 3) Go to the Privacy Link at the very bottom right of the page.
Step 4) Fill out the Form on the Privacy page.
Step 5) An email will be sent to you and all you have to do is follow the instructions, click the link and BAM! your profile is BYE-BYE!
You’re welcome, yo!