one reason i'm glad i never joined facebook

[diachrony]

Facebook privacy meltdown.
" ... Facebook originally planned to give its users the ability to permanently opt out of having their private purchases made public on Facebook. Facebook evidently removed that option just before launching the new privacy-invading feature. Facebook users who are aware that their private purchases on other websites are

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[verrucaria]

I read the BoingBoing post, but I still don't understand what purchases Facebook makes public... Stuff you buy through Facebook? Stuff you buy on any website while you're logged in on Facebook? Stuff you buy on any website ever?

[diachrony]

http://www.news.com/the-social/8301-13577_3-9823063-36.html

"... concerning its "Beacon" advertisements, which broadcast information about users' activity on third-party partner sites to their friends' Facebook newsfeeds."

Does that help? (Maybe I'm getting confused too, with all the lingo.)

I wonder if it's something like this - you see adverts saying "your friend Verrucaria has purchased [insert title of book/DVD/sex toy here] which is available [insert title of website here] and you might like it too!"

I'm guessing.

[verrucaria]

I see. That's pretty messed up.

[zanthinegirl]

Yeash. I never joined facebook because there's no way I'd keep up with another site/blog, but I'm glad I didn't!