Is there an option to opt-out? If not, my resignation will be on Zuckerberg's desk by Monday.
I realize the potential Facebook has with it's member base, given the inherent nature of Metcalfe's Law but I use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends who aren't savvy or willing enough to use Twitter; a networking site that doesn't expect it's users to sit by idly while companies poll and query us to sell products otherwise we wouldn't even blink at.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this - what did you expect? Giving a company tons of details such as who you know, who you are, what you do, who you live with, etc, for free, and you think they're not going to use it to make money?
This is futile, since they can keep previous versions of your data. In fact, this is stated explicitly in Facebook's privacy policy:
"When you update information, we usually keep a backup copy of the prior version for a reasonable period of time to enable reversion to the prior version of that information."
"This is futile, since they can keep previous versions of your data."
They could assume that any changes made to data just prior to canceling an account are suspect. So wait. Or don't ever cancel, just stop using the service.
I realize the potential Facebook has with it's member base, given the inherent nature of Metcalfe's Law but I use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends who aren't savvy or willing enough to use Twitter; a networking site that doesn't expect it's users to sit by idly while companies poll and query us to sell products otherwise we wouldn't even blink at.