Monday, February 23, 2009

Facebook and its "new policies"

Terms of service outline conduct and acts as a license for companies to store data from users. Reacting from Facebook users regarding the changes of the terms of service, the executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, reassures users that they control their information and the website does not.

Facebook allegedly updated its terms and deleted the portion in the terms of service regarding termination of an account and how users can delete an account at any time. Facebook added new language claiming it would still hold content and licenses after a user deleted an account.

After many users created Facebook groups opposing the changes, Facebook executive's were quick to clarify that after deletion of an account, comments the user had posted on other user's pages will remain on the page. According to Facebook, these new terms of service reflect user behavior.

Some Facebook members, including popular critics, have deleted their pages in opposition to the terms of service.

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