Posts Tagged ‘facebook’

Privacy dominates our intro to Online Insights this fortnight. Facebook is at the centre of discussions, primarily because it is at the centre of so many of our lives. Then we have some fun with journalistic style and the end of an ere at a local library; captured on video. As always, send me your favourite websites for future shows.

Privacy on social networks

Stories abound discussing the pros and cons of sharing information about yourself on the various social networks, specifically, Facebook.

On one hand, I have heard people argue that no matter what privacy protection is in place, if you want to keep things private, just don’t put them online. While others are more optimistic arguing that there is enough legal protection around to enable us to trust companies to live up to their privacy policies.

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A Facebook myth

Firstly, some myth busting. There is something doing the rounds on Facebook that caught me offguard during another frantic week. It was a message in Facebook from a friend saying:  ”Facebook has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures without permission. If you don’t want them to be available for this: click on SETTINGS up at the top, next to the Log out link. Select Privacy. Then select NEWSFEEDS and WALL. Next select the tab that reads FACEBOOK ADS. There is a drop down box, select NO ONE. Then SAVE your changes”.

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