Privacy issues with Facebook has been the topic for my two previous blog items. A recent news item requires yet another chapter.
Earlier this week Facebook's CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, commented on privacy matters and Facebook in an article in Washington Post. He acknowledges the controversy about Facebook's recent privacy changes by stating
Sometimes we move too fast -- and after listening to recent concerns, we're responding. (...) We have heard the feedback. There needs to be a simpler way to control your information. In the coming weeks, we will add privacy controls that are much simpler to use. We will also give you an easy way to turn off all third-party services. We are working hard to make these changes available as soon as possible.
And Zuckerberg sums up the message to the Facebook users by stating the principles under which Facebook operates:
-- You have control over how your information is shared.
-- We do not share your personal information with people or services you don't want.
-- We do not give advertisers access to your personal information.
-- We do not and never will sell any of your information to anyone.
-- We will always keep Facebook a free service for everyone
In this case it seems like the massive protests from Facebook's users resulted in a change in the social network's policy.
As we all know - a community is dependent on its members to exist, and any community that is losing members becomes a weaker one.
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