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.
An advanced cyberwarfare team for every person who uses the internet is unfeasible.
Dood. Why you gotta be a hater?
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.
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°.
ita, do you have this shirtless Jamie Bamber picture?
Jamie Bamber Straps on his Guns for More Scifi
Oh, Theresa, I'm sorry. Hang in there.
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.
Yup. Which is why Facebook has so much more personal information than anyone else - when they started almost everything was private by default, so why not publish your home address and phone number?
Seagull Steals From Lazy Cat (video)
I love how the seagull checks out the cat first. "I'm totally gonna steal your food. You gonna do something about it? No? Good."
I can't tell if it's deliberately confusing or if they just can't afford a usability consultant.
It's sad when Facebook makes *LiveJournal* look benevolent and competent.
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°.
The EFF has a timeline of Facebook's changes to their privacy standards over the years: [link]
The EFF has a timeline of Facebook's changes to their privacy standards over the years
And here it is in handy infographic form: [link]