Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a public apology and stated that Facebook has made provisions to allow its members to turn the ads off. Today, finally, Zuckerberg did what critics — including MoveOn.org, which took an early stand in the case — had been demanding: he allowed people to turn Beacon off. He also made [...]
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Facebook CEO Apologizes for Privacy Invading Beacon Ads
December 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
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Yes, Facebook Is Watching You But You Can Pull Down the Shades
December 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
CA’s recent research has uncovered the troubling extent to which Facebook tracks its members, even after they have logged out. Amid heightened concerns surrounding Facebook’s new advertising platform, the social networking site has given users a new reason not to trust it: Researchers recently busted the company for tracking users activities on external sites, even [...]
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The Facebook Beacon Ads Debacle Grows Worse Despite Facebook’s Concessions
December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
In the aftermath of the revelation of Facebook’s extreme – and perhaps unprecedented – privacy violations in the proposed Beacon ads network that garners members’ unwitting participation in advertising products and services, Facebook has a difficult challenge. Not just Facebook members and privacy advocates, but even potential advertisers in Facebook’s Beacon ads are skittish. It [...]
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