 FreedomBuildWell done is better than well saidPremium
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Rockford, IL
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Re: Facebook "Instant Personalization" raises privacy issues Not in my case or a lot of my contacts. The default was 'On'
Consumer affairs had an article about all this:
'Still, a confidential e-mail from Facebook to a number of advertisers, obtained by the digital marketing website ClickZ, suggests that the switch is, in fact, all about marketing.'
rest of story here:
»consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/···ton.html
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 VR LauraQueen Of CyberspacePremium
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1 edit | said by FreedomBuild:Not in my case or a lot of my contacts. The default was 'On' Yesterday, on April 25 at 4:25pm EDT, the Instant Personalization option was OFF on my Facebook prefs page.
Perhaps when you and others looked it was ON, and TPTB changed it to OFF. What date/time did you check?
Anybody else seeing it ON as of Sunday, April 25, 9:15am EDT?
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| I went to facebook a few minutes ago and it was to "ON" for my account. I unchecked the "Allow" box immediately and also posted feedback to Facebook. |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
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Bloom County | reply to FreedomBuild
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obtained by the digital marketing website ClickZ, suggests that the switch is, in fact, all about marketing.
Of course it is all about marketing - that is pretty much the only way have have to bring in money besides ads and ads don't pay enough.
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said by VR Laura:You have to OPT-IN. It's OFF by default. The whole point behind the uproar here is that Facebook made this an "OPT-OUT" option by default. My guess is that the public has roared and Facebook cowered far enough to make it 'opt in' now? Not sure. I disabled it on my FB account and pasted the relevant info for how to disable it to my own account. As of yesterday, I still have friends thanking me for posting that. |
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Facebook with run by a bunch of kids on rollerskates who just happen to know a little about IT. It's an ad hoc company and the ethics are reflected in the new Social/Progressivism of their school education.
That said, FB has it's used. The video uploads are useful, and we use it to promote our HD productions and keep in touch with clients who are also on FB.
Check your security settings regularly and don't put anything up there that you wouldn't want your boss to see. |
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join:2000-04-13
Scottsdale, AZ
kudos:19
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| Or, like some of us, don't be a part of the social network/marketing Facebook and not have an account. I get way too tired trying to keep track of what's secure and what isn't so have chosen the only way out...don't join and don't sweat it. Old, yes. Odd, maybe. |
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 Rocky67Pencil Neck GeekPremium
join:2005-01-13
Orange, CA
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said by Jim Gurd:O.K. I did a little experiment to see what would happen. I went to yelp.com first. Nothing appeared from Facebook. Then I logged into Facebook and went back to yelp. It now showed my name and picture at the top. I went back to Facebook and logged out. I went back to yelp and my name and picture were no longer displayed. Bottom line, always log out of Facebook when you are done and never accept persistent cookies. Doing these things will completely avoid this issue. Excellent advice. However, merely opting-out prevented Yelp from displaying anything about me. Just sayin'.
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 siljalineI'm lovin' that double widePremium
join:2002-10-12
Montreal, QC
kudos:17 | The Elecronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) instructions how to: Opt Out |
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siljalineI'm lovin' that double widePremium
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Montreal, QC
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FreedomBuild , Doesn't the article you cite refer to the Facebook Beacon ? From what I read, it does. |
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FreedomBuildWell done is better than well saidPremium
join:2004-10-08
Rockford, IL Reviews:
·Comcast
| If I remember right it does mention FaceBooks past episode with Beacon ...to be honest I had one of those really long 14 hr days to read it again. On a side note: I have 352 FB apps blocked so far
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siljalineI'm lovin' that double widePremium
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kudos:17 | I'm not quite following that you have 352 FB apps blocked, meaning they were reported by users, etc ? |
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FreedomBuildWell done is better than well saidPremium
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Rockford, IL Reviews:
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| said by siljaline:I'm not quite following that you have 352 FB apps blocked, meaning they were reported by users, etc ? Quote from my first post on this topic:
'For me to lock everything down would defeat my agenda. I do however block every bleeping app I can save the few I actually do use'...so far it's 352 
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