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Originally Posted by jswinden
AMEN!!!!
I joined Facebook to keep up with some family and friends and find some old friends I haven't seen in 20+ years. But it turns out that Facebook is little more than a personal data miner and that it purposely makes it extremely difficult for users to curtail what data is being shared. Not only does Facebook share your data, but it has the nasty habit of sharing your Facebook friends' data too. I would not be surprised to see a Congressional investigation or even a criminal investigation by the US AG in the next few weeks. I chose for the moment to stop all postings to my Facebook wall and stop all sharing of info except with personal friends, but who knows if Facebook is sharing the info anyway? I'll probably cancel my account eventually.
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You got that right! Be careful though because Faceplant doesn't really let you cancel your account. It only allows you to deactivate it. All the info you've already posted is still there and there's nothing you can do about it. I've complained about Faceplant for years but was poo-poohed on by friends. Whatever....time will tell. I just shake my head at people that say to me that you can control that by not posting what you don't want shared. They just don't get it.
I think Canada was the first country to raise the alarm about them and I'm very glad to hear the US privacy folks showing concern now too.