Re: [LM_NET] TARGET: Have you seen the notice about FACEBOOK violating privacy?

[Mary Ann Bell <drmaryannbell@GMAIL.COM>]

OK! Maybe I misunderstood. When I went to the sites given in the
original posting, I got the impression that Facebook was, unless you
knew to opt out, was placing a cookie such that any time you made a
purchase, logged on or not, it was reported and then shared. Now I
want to know which version of the situation is true! I might add that
I am really only mildly interested, in the sense that I am not
terribly exercised about this one way or the other, but rather curious
and feeling faint negative pangs. Cheers to all!--mabell

On Nov 28, 2007 8:37 AM, David Lininger <DLininger@skyline.k12.mo.us> wrote:
> I saw an article in the paper last week, and showed it to my son. He is about to 
>graduate with a degree in computer science, and is on Facebook. After reading the 
>article, he said that those who are fussing may be wrong on some of their facts. 
>He said that if one goes shopping while logged in to Facebook, then the tracking 
>would be as reported unless one opts out of it, but this has been the policy all 
>along. What's new is sharing the purchases with others. If Facebook is tracking 
>and reporting purchases made by people who happen to be Facebook members but 
>shopping outside of Facebook, then there is a serious problem. His comment was 
>that Facebook, while not breaking any rules, is being extremely stupid. 
>Fortunately for many of us, stupidity isn't against the law.
>
> This just reinforces my opinion that these sites are strictly social sites and 
>have little, if any, school use. By their very nature, they have little 
>expectation of privacy, so I have no interest in having an account with any of 
>them.
>
>
> David Lininger, kb0zke,
> MS/HS Librarian
> Hickory County R-1 Schools
> Urbana, MO 65767
> d l i n i n g e r  at S k y l i n e. k12. m o. us
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Mary Ann Bell
> Sent: Tue 27-Nov-07 17:25
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: TARGET: Have you seen the notice about FACEBOOK violating privacy?
>
>
>
>
> Did anybody else see this and have a reaction: It is being distributed
> via MoveOn.org...I checked both Hoaxbusters and Snopes and there were
> no postings about it.
>
>



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"Try Curiosity!"--Dorothy Parker
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Dr. Mary Ann Bell
Associate Professor
Sam Houston State University
A Member of the Texas State University System
Department of Library Science
lis_mah@shsu.edu
drmaryannbell@gmail.com

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