Facebook: 1984

So far the reply to FB from us is “use a different browser for FB & delete all cookies after each session.” Yeah, real simple for the large majority of FB users out there! What is really being shared here is the honest question which should be asked of FB, which then requires a bit more thought and comprehension. Or to simplify: What does FB consider ‘public information’?

Is this the basic details that you concede to FB and the world by signing up such as Name, location and age? Maybe some interests like latest comic books read or musical preferences? If that’s the case then it’s all benign information. What does that really tell the developer or marketer behind an FB app or a trusted partner badge beyond using simple demographics to target there services to you accordingly.

If public information as defined by FB is whatever you choose to share with ‘friends’ such as workplace, contact information, political affiliation and religion, then FB is crossing the line and selling us out, without share any of the profits.