Comments on: Is Facebook Eroding Privacy? Or Does Social Media Require Us to Lower Our Expectations?

By: got geoint? » Article » Friday’s Food for Thought: I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me; GEOINT and Privacy

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:24:38 +0000

[...] Is Facebook Eroding Privacy? Or Does Social Media Require Us to Lower Our Expectations? Privacy has become the watchword in social networking. We all worry about an invasion of our privacy, usually thought of as a direct release of confidential information or an indirect insight garnered by concatenating a lot of little separate pieces of information about us (e.g., knowing when to rob our house by noting travel plans or location of tweets). Facebook is no stranger to privacy complaints. Despite its checkered past and flashpoint status, Facebook has no choice but to continue to test the boundaries of privacy — its business model depends on people divulging things about themselves. Its privacy policies have been gradually shifting, in ways users realize and in ways users don’t quite see or understand. Not that this is a new topic, we thought it would be interesting to bring back the issue of Facebook and privacy. Read more here. [...]

By: Social Media and Privacy Manifesto « wadesandstrom

Social Media and Privacy Manifesto « wadesandstrom — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:55:19 +0000

[...] Is Facebook Eroding Privacy? Or Does Social Media Require Us to Lower Our Expectations? [...]

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This May Make Project No. 2 Clearer for You | Communications 6910 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:50:36 +0000

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By: Facebook privacy — is it secret? is it safe? « eRabit

Facebook privacy — is it secret? is it safe? « eRabit — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:13:49 +0000

[...] to a natural evolution in societal values. Either way, Facebook has become a flashpoint for controversy in a way which other social networking sites just [...]

By: The Pepsi Syndrome: Did ScienceBlogs Sell Out, or Was This Just Business As Usual? « The Scholarly Kitchen

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:25:44 +0000

[...] is in clear opposition to the best interests of the site’s users. Facebook is the current best example, and their recent moves toward eliminating privacy and selling user data to advertisers and others [...]

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the Library Channel » Blog Archive » Technology tidbits roundup — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:10:47 +0000

[...] included backlash (including backlash emanating in part from Congress no less). There was also more contemplative discussion of how much loss of privacy is required and should be required to use a site like [...]

By: Ann Michael

Ann Michael — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:10:14 +0000

All I can say is OMG! That graphic is amazing and highly disturbing. I bet most people on FB never attempt to navigate even a part of it.

By: Scholarly Communications @ Duke » Facing the Future of Social Media

Scholarly Communications @ Duke » Facing the Future of Social Media — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:47:06 +0000

[...] be cognizant of how social media change the norms of expression. The Scholarly Kitchen has an excellent discussion of social media and privacy that highlights the way social media such as Facebook are transforming social norms about [...]

By: David Smith

David Smith — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:18:45 +0000

If you want to see what this all looks like, go here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/12/business/facebook-privacy.html?ref=personaltech

I seriously doubt that informed consent is possible in an environment like that.

By: Giles Lewey

Giles Lewey — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:44:48 +0000

Thanks for the intelligent take on this Kent,

There’s a lot of information lately, and I haven’t been able to process it all myself (thanks for the help!).

One thing you seem to hint at is that rather than eroding privacy expectations with regard to Facebook, Facebook is actually trying to erode our expectations for social media in general.

Maybe you’ve read that Facebook had a meeting with Foursquare; a company that tracks your GPS to pinpoint your location, and that people have taken apart the Facebook mobile app and noticed code for a “places” function.

Up until (well, 10 minutes ago), I’d just thought that they were trying to capture the thriving “exhibitionist” market (Foursquare, Blippy); but the pseudo-paranoid idea that they’re trying to break down privacy in general is starting to give me a BAD feeling…

Giles, Senior Editor, TrustWorks