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  • Posted By: facebookunmasked @ 01/07/2009 4:16:23 PM

    If Facebook decides by arbitrary fiat that they wish to keep the information on users and perhaps feed it to advertisers, this leaves open plentiful possibilities for abuse in the future. The reason why any laws or regulations exist is so that - on principle - potential abuses of the system cannot occur. There is always some level of responsibility involved in a mishap, but the aim should be to prevent the more unsavoury consequences that could follow from this resulting from human error or profit motives. The point should be not whether the individuals should have been more careful about what they posted, but rather whether all users can be assured that at no point in time will the information that they have posted be used other than for the reasons that had been originally intended, i.e., principles over profit for a responsible society!

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  • Posted By: facebookunmasked @ 01/07/2009 4:15:42 PM

    Facebook is excellent for keeping in touch with all people who a) you don???t want to keep in touch with or b) don???t want to keep in touch with you.

    It is also useful for bringing out the stalker in all of us.

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  • Posted By: ekcurran @ 01/22/2008 2:44:41 PM

    40 years old and obsessed with facebook?

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