It's you're evil overlord brain wanting to know how to twist this technology to your own nefarious ends.
Is that so wrong?
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Sparky1 - May 13, 2010 10:09:49 am PDT #29230 of 30001
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Amy - May 13, 2010 10:11:23 am PDT #29231 of 30001
Because books.
Is that so wrong?
Honestly, we expect no less of you.
bon bon - May 13, 2010 10:11:57 am PDT #29232 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
You CAN'T protect your information online. You. Can't. The best approach is to stop worrying about it.
The best approach? Really?
Sean K - May 13, 2010 10:17:38 am PDT #29233 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I agree with you on all that, Jess. I think Facebook is in a lot of trouble. They've taken completely the wrong approach and attitude to it all, and it may just sink them. Because of exactly what you describe above.
If they just said "None of your stuff is really private," and took a legitimate stand from that side, that would be one thing, but they're super slimy and mercenary about it instead. And as you so rightly point out, keep opting you back into everything every time they make a change. Plus the whole granularity of it all, where you have to individually disable every little thing, one at a time (and have to click thirty-seven buttons each time).
Sean K - May 13, 2010 10:20:38 am PDT #29234 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The best approach? Really?
Got a better suggestion, bon? An advanced cyberwarfare team for every person who uses the internet is unfeasible.
Jessica - May 13, 2010 10:21:14 am PDT #29235 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Plus the whole granularity of it all, where you have to individually disable every little thing, one at a time (and have to click thirty-seven buttons each time).
And no "uncheck all" button so you can start from a completely locked-down profile and work your way out. I can't tell if it's deliberately confusing or if they just can't afford a usability consultant.
Steph L. - May 13, 2010 10:21:40 am PDT #29236 of 30001
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An advanced cyberwarfare team for every person who uses the internet is unfeasible.
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Sean K - May 13, 2010 10:21:54 am PDT #29237 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I can't tell if it's deliberately confusing or if they just can't afford a usability consultant.
I'm pretty sure it's deliberate.
Tom Scola - May 13, 2010 10:21:56 am PDT #29238 of 30001
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The reason that Facebook succeeded in the first place was that they made it a lot easier to control your privacy than MySpace, Friendster, et. al.
Now that they got big enough that those other sites don't matter, they did a 180°.
tommyrot - May 13, 2010 10:22:37 am PDT #29239 of 30001
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