Facebook: Relax, we won't sell you photos
by: Caroline McCarthy
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10165190-36.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1
Facebook has been dealing with a blog that was posted about facebook having ownership over pictures and information on people’s pages. This has created a panic over the Internet. It started because facebook is consolidating the terms and use policy, to put it all on one link. Facebook revised the wording of the conditions of what happens to posting and pictures once an account is deleted. They removed sentences saying that once an account is deleted their ownership is over, instead saying they can do whatever they want with you content, forever. This broke out the hysteria. Some users who are concerned with this deleted accounts almost immediately. Other users who are not alarmed, or businesses that maybe want their information out- did not seem to care. A spokesperson from facebook repeatedly claimed that facebook has never claimed ownership over blogs, pictures or postings. He also stated that in the terms and services it claims this very thing.
Personally, I do not see the big crisis happening over this. People who sign up for online, public services such as facebook or myspace should know what they’re getting themselves into. If a picture is posted that you dont want anyone to see but 1-2 people, you should probably take it down. Same thing goes for postings and blogs. Facebook does have privacy settings, but it is the Internet. Anything can happen with hackers, they should not its not 100% secure. It is not meant for people to publish deep, dark secrets on, or embarrassing, secret pictures.. it is a social network. Expect people to want to see pictures of you and read your blogs, people like to be nosey online, and catch up with old friends (or even enemies). There should be boundaries that facebook should follow, but I think they have already been used and determined.
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