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Facebook's IPO May Be the Last Straw for Privacy-Minded Users Facebook has earned poor marks from privacy advocates for years, but their occasional bursts of indignation haven't seemed to filter down to the general membership. That could be changing, though. When Facebook goes public, there will be more pressure than ever to bring in advertising dollars, and that usually means exploiting user data. That trickle of users migrating to Google+ and Twitter may soon become droves. Join the Discussion  Legit Megaupload Users Could Be Out of Luck Megaupload may be a harsh lesson for consumers not yet accustomed to the risks involved in storing personal data in the cloud. "The demise of Megaupload and resultant confusion as to the stored user files demonstrates the evanescence of digital data due to mislaid trust," said tech attorney Raymond Van Dyke. "There are many legitimate data storage sites out here. ... Caveat emptor." Join the Discussion

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