Digital Biographer™

Mark, I think you just made one. And I think the word you need to use is MISTAKES.

Mark Zuckerberg is CEO at Facebook, who changed their Terms recently. And then explained a little more after a huge backlash.

Mark, I don’t want my content to be retained and used as your company sees fit after I remove my consent for it to be retained - and I didn’t agree to that when I first signed up to your Old Terms. And now you’ve changed to New Terms - but have not given me the choice to opt in, or out. You just opted my content in to your license, even if, and after, I choose to terminate my agreement with you.

That’s what I call a huge misstep - so I’ve deleted all of my personal photographs, and I have deactivated my account at Facebook.

Your move.

PS: That’s a photo I took of you in London. I’m sharing it on my terms. Anyone can use it as long as they link to this article, and use it unedited, full-frame.

UPDATE 18th February from Facebook:
Facebook is reverting to prior Terms of Service. Article at The Next Web

“Terms of Use Update

Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.

If you want to share your thoughts on our new terms, check out our group Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.”

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The Way of the Internet by George Jenkins - ivebeenmugged.typepad.com

“Everyone has secrets — personal data they don’t want others to know. Some Internet users disclose more personal data than others. That’s a personal choice. The question is — who decides? You? Or the company that operates the website?”

In a chapter entitled ‘The Way of the Internet‘ George reminds us to ask some questions about privacy before we share information on our profile forms. Questions such as: —

• Do I know and trust this company?
• Will this company protect my sensitive data from abuse and theft?
• Would I share this sensitive personal data with a stranger?
• Does the site provide opt-out choices?
• What are the consequences if I share this personal data?

>> Read the full story from George Jenkins and 236 other contributors: Buy Age of Conversation 2 today…

David Petherick is one of 237 authors who contributed to the book ‘Age of Conversation 2‘. For the first 237 days of 2009, he is highlighting a chapter from one of his co-authors, briefly discussing their contribution, and linking you to their blog or online presence.
All proceeds from sales of Age of Conversation 2 go to charity.

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Privacy is Not a Crime by Gianandrea Facchini - www.bizandbuzz.blogspot.com

“Should we stop buying online or post or comment to other blogs and forums? Indeed, no.
But we should care a lot about our privacy and about the watchdogs that take care of this issue.
A crucial issue, if we consider the invasive form of advertising that may arise, soon, to say the least.”

In a chapter entitled ‘Privacy is Not a Crime‘ Gianandrea reminds us that it is a daily fact that we give away personal information - but it is important to remember that we should still care about privacy.

>> Read the full story from Gianandrea Facchini and 236 other contributors: Buy Age of Conversation 2 today…

David Petherick is one of 237 authors who contributed to the book ‘Age of Conversation 2‘. For the first 237 days of 2009, he is highlighting a chapter from one of his co-authors, briefly discussing their contribution, and linking you to their blog or online presence.
All proceeds from sales of Age of Conversation 2 go to charity.

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On Privacy Online in Brief by Troy Worman - www.troyworman.com

“We give the details of our lives away on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn and we trade our personal data for access to word processors, email, and disk storage. Some pay to protect their privacy, but not many. Most of us just expect it to happen — the protection of our privacy — despite our behavior.”

In a chapter entitled ‘On Privacy Online in Brief‘ Troy asks if we are being realistic or hopelessly naive when we expect privacy online.

>> Read the full story from Troy Worman and 236 other contributors: Buy Age of Conversation 2 today…

David Petherick is one of 237 authors who contributed to the book ‘Age of Conversation 2‘. For the first 237 days of 2009, he is highlighting a chapter from one of his co-authors, briefly discussing their contribution, and linking you to their blog or online presence.
All proceeds from sales of Age of Conversation 2 go to charity.

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