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Ethics expert says Facebook hasn't done enough
Poynter Institute wants higher default privacy settings
Andrea Macpherson Sep 22, 2010 11:43:51 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - It's good enough for Canada's privacy commissioner, but an ethics reporting expert at the Poynter Institute in Florida says Facebook still has a long way to go.

The commissioner has ruled Facebook has put in place measures to limit sharing personal info with third-party application developers and is now also providing users with clearer information about its privacy practices.

But Kelly McBride with the Poynter Institute argues, "Facebook has made it pretty clear their profits come from aggregating information about their users and selling that to advertisers. So they have a financial interest in information being public."

McBride wants to see Facebook's default privacy settings higher than they are so people can opt out of privacy if they wish instead of the other way around.
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peter236

That is why China has banned facebook and youtube, which proliferate pornography.

pkphilip

That's why I don't bother too much with Facebook.

Philip

BiscottiGelato

I think using FB is fine, but I agree that the privacy setting should be higher by default, with option to opt for publicity.

If FB have a higher default privacy level, something like this wouldn't have happened:
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_ ... book-and-21000-rsvp

Can't really depend on a 14 years old to fully understand privacy issues, can't blame her there. Also can't expect parents to be able to watch over every click a child does online. Can't expect the parents to block out Facebook with SW either. When it comes to large domains like Facebook, I think they have a degree of social responsibility in protecting their users. A higher default privacy setting isn't asking a lot IMO.