Facebook adds two privacy tools…the latest
Most recently in the heated privacy controversy that surrounds Facebook, Information Week reports that two new features have been added to improve privacy. Both tools are focused on preventing unknown machines from logging on to your facebook account.
See here: http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/data_protection/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224800027&subSection=Privacy
However this seems to entirely miss the point, and not address any of the privacy concerns related to user’s personal information and interests. In the US, 4 Senators have asked the FTC to develop guidelines governing the way social networking sites can handle user information, and I seriously doubt this latest move will get Zuckerberg many brownie points. However Facebook really needs to start taking these privacy concerns seriously or they may find their users flock to Diaspora* in the Fall… (eh, maybe not).
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