Comments on: Facebook’s loosening sense of privacy http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/12/14/facebooks-loosening-sense-of-privacy/ Because all the other domain names were taken Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: twitter http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/12/14/facebooks-loosening-sense-of-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 twitter Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:19:45 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/?p=1510#comment-3832 True, Windows Malware will ruin your privacy. You should not blame the victims of those scams, they often work without user intervention. The <a href="http://badvista.fsf.org/" rel="nofollow">Vista family of OS itself is malware</a>, so anyone using it is open to invasion. Really, it sends encrypted communications back to Microsoft daily and no one knows what's sent. Facebook has also sold out their users. Employers and insurance companies can see what you think is private. A good example of this <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=canadian+woman+loses+insurance+over+facebook&aq=o&oq=&aqi=" rel="nofollow">this lady who lost her unemployement compensation</a>. As useful as these community sites are, there are dangers to trusting a third party. There's no surprise that Facebook is 15% owned by Microsoft. Facebook was built on free software and free software will do better soon enough. It should be possible for people to run their own web servers and control their own data, while still granting access to your information. A peerbook like this is currently under development by GNU and others. True, Windows Malware will ruin your privacy. You should not blame the victims of those scams, they often work without user intervention. The Vista family of OS itself is malware, so anyone using it is open to invasion. Really, it sends encrypted communications back to Microsoft daily and no one knows what’s sent.

Facebook has also sold out their users. Employers and insurance companies can see what you think is private. A good example of this this lady who lost her unemployement compensation. As useful as these community sites are, there are dangers to trusting a third party. There’s no surprise that Facebook is 15% owned by Microsoft.

Facebook was built on free software and free software will do better soon enough. It should be possible for people to run their own web servers and control their own data, while still granting access to your information. A peerbook like this is currently under development by GNU and others.

]]> By: Laurel L. Russwurm http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/12/14/facebooks-loosening-sense-of-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Laurel L. Russwurm Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:21:38 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/?p=1510#comment-3811 I just went through the migration process myself, and had no idea. I've always been careful with facebook largely due to facebook's claim to copyright for user input (why I haven't put up photos beyond my avatar) so I know I don't have private info at risk but malware is a whole other story. Thanks. Off to check it out. I just went through the migration process myself, and had no idea.

I’ve always been careful with facebook largely due to facebook’s claim to copyright for user input (why I haven’t put up photos beyond my avatar) so I know I don’t have private info at risk but malware is a whole other story. Thanks.

Off to check it out.

]]> By: minifig http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/12/14/facebooks-loosening-sense-of-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 minifig Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:06 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/?p=1510#comment-3809 Wow. That's amazingly out of order. Thanks for the heads up. Wow. That’s amazingly out of order. Thanks for the heads up.

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