Facebook’s Timeline feature has been a focus of controversy since it was announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s f8 developers’ conference last month in San Francisco. Privacy advocates immediately raised concerns. A coalition of 10 privacy and consumer groups has written to the Federal Trade Commission pointing out the security and privacy risks posed by Facebook features like Timeline. Security experts have also reportedly warned that the wealth of data put out on Timeline will be very useful to stalkers and cybercriminals.
An Australian blogger discovered and exposed the huge privacy breach that Facebook tracks down your activity even after you log out of your account:
http://www.vectorash.ro/facebook_tracking_activity_after_logoff/
It's unbelievable.. but in the same time I'm not surprised that Facebook will do just about anything to increase their earnings caring not about us (the users) and our right to privacy!
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Facebook's Timeline Tension
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 3, 2011 06:00 AMFacebook’s Timeline feature has been a focus of controversy since it was announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s f8 developers’ conference last month in San Francisco. Privacy advocates immediately raised concerns. A coalition of 10 privacy and consumer groups has written to the Federal Trade Commission pointing out the security and privacy risks posed by Facebook features like Timeline. Security experts have also reportedly warned that the wealth of data put out on Timeline will be very useful to stalkers and cybercriminals.
http://www.vectorash.ro/facebook_tracking_activity_after_logoff/
It's unbelievable.. but in the same time I'm not surprised that Facebook will do just about anything to increase their earnings caring not about us (the users) and our right to privacy!