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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Breaking News Update Re Facebook's "Beacon"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Thu Nov 29 22:55:32 2007
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Re: Facebook to Users: "We Own You, Suckers!"
( http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000332.html )
Update (7:30 PM PST): Word has arrived very late today, that
apparently bowing to pressure and negative publicity, Facebook will
now specifically request user approval "each time" before releasing
transaction information under their Beacon system. I agree that
this (if appropriately implemented) is a positive step -- assuming
that the concept of an assumed opt-in has really been completely
removed. However, a simple, complete opt-out option (or even
better, a default condition of global opt-out) would still be much
more appropriate if Facebook really cares about its users as more
than raw materials for future profit center processing.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
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