October 7 at 11:05 pm
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Mike Fruchter, Nicolas Caitan, Kirill Bolgarov and 3 other people liked this
@ashraf comments:"I dont see any problem in that. Privacy is overrated actually. It would not be a problem for FB to show your friends what you are looking for, unless you are searching for porno :D" - Alexander van Elsas
my response:"@Ashraf Facebook knows about you, your interests (political, sexual, religion etc. etc), your relationships with others (including their interests), the things you buy, see, go to, search. Once you join Facebook, your soul is theirs. There are numerous examples in history of mankind where that kind of information has lead to terrible misuse. Why is that problem overrated? Privacy is too important to be handled by these companies." - Alexander van Elsas
well, i personally don't mind facebook keeping a track record of my actions, but i surely would mind them sharing it with my friends without asking me 3 times: "are-you-really-really-we-mean-really-sure-you-want-us-to-share-it" =) - Kirill Bolgarov
seriously, i believe that the more the information service provider knows about me, the better value they can provide me with - Kirill Bolgarov
@kirill. Wht if Facebook knows what religion or political views you have. What if your own government forces Facebook to provide them profile data on users. What if Facebook knows things about a relationship between you and a friend, between you and family member. I can think of tons of things I don't want anyone to know about me. Not because I'm hiding things that are illegal. But because they are MY business. I want to be in control of my own privacy. - Alexander van Elsas
@Kirill. Make this physical for a moment. Would you mind that some company installs web cams in your house, monitors your phone calls, e-mail, conversations you have in the house or at a bar with friends, so that they can provide you better service? I bet you would mind it there? So why is it different on-line? - Alexander van Elsas