Recently, the people at Facebook decided it would be cool to incorporate their site with other sites. It would give their users a more tailored net experience. The setting would be enacted all around. And users would not be made aware. It’s called Facebook Instant Personalization. What it does is share your personal information with Facebook’s partners so they can personalize their features when you first arrive on their websites. This is probably not a threat to your identity or your finances, but it is a breach of your personal information. It’s not like Facebook asked. They just did it.
This is just capitalism. Facebook back in 2004 was not generating any significant revenues to speak of. Now they have sponsors and affiliate marketers to think of. Hence, the progressively different structure.
I just wanted to make everyone aware of the fact your info is being given out. I mean, it’s not like you are going to stop facebooking, write a concerned email, or delete your profile. We are all hooked anyways. Now you might not be able to hide what groups you are a part of or block your activity on the site from appearing on your profile page, but we still log on.
According to Computer Associates, a multinational computer software corporation headquartered in New York, Facebook even tracked user activity on sites affiliated with its Beacon advertising program, even when those users have opted-out of the program and logged off Facebook. Now this controversial service became the target of a class action lawsuit and was shut down in September 2009. This new wave of change looks vaguely familiar.
If you feel like opting out of their “personalization process”, it’s pretty simple:
- Log in
- Click the account tag in the right hand corner
- Go to Privacy Settings
- Go to Applications and Websites
- Click the Edit Settings button under Instant Personalization
-Uncheck the “Allow select partners to instantly personalize their features with my public information when I first arrive on their websites” box and save.
Otherwise you can do it by a site by site visit by visit basis. “When you arrive on these sites, you’ll see a notification from Facebook at the top of the page. You can easily opt-out of experiencing this on these sites by ‘No Thanks’ on the blue Facebook notification on the top of partner sites.”
Gizmodo.com, gives us a satirical look at the changes to come in the future.
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Admin comment by admin · May 12, 2010 at 12:56 pm
looks like there is no opting out now guys:
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/blog/facebook-privacy
Admin comment by admin · May 14, 2010 at 1:52 pm
One step further:
Admin comment by admin · May 14, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Facebook Exodus Planned for May 31: Will You Quit?
http://mashable.com/2010/05/14/quit-facebook/
Emily · June 2, 2010 at 6:17 am
looks like there is no opting out now guys:
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/blog/facebook-privacy
Amy · June 5, 2010 at 3:28 am
looks like there is no opting out now guys:
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/blog/facebook-privacy
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