This article from newsweek.com discusses the recent privacy issues with Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg is the founder and CEO of this popular social networking site that is currently having issues with privacy controls. After changing the privacy settings to allow various businesses and other public industries to see some of your personal information, people got really upset and there were a lot of complaints. However, Mark and his public relations team don't seem to be helping the situation, only "Facebook's spin doctors just keep making things worse" (http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/techtonic-shifts/2010/05/26/facebook-friend-foe-or-frenemy-.html).
People are upset that the privacy controls on Facebook are hard to use, making it easier for their private information to be shared with the public. However, Facebook changed their privacy policy recently, but not so much as to resolve all complaints. The article feels like Facebook got caught trying to use user data and only fixed it temporarily because they were caught in the public eye, but still have it so that it is easy for others to obtain that information.
While the article from Newsweek.com feels like the website should make user information altogether private, except for people who you are friends with, I think if you really don't want your information shown, you will try to fix it or just delete your account altogether. I wouldn't have known how to change the privacy settings from public businesses having my information unless a friend posted her status on how to change it (the privacy settings). That also makes me wonder what else I don't know about, even if I think my information and profile is as private as it can be. The article says how pretty soon people will get sick of it and leave altogether. I feel like if anything else gets weirder, I will delete my account also because it won't be worth having a Facebook profile any longer.
Trina Polkinhorn Anthro 128C
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