Facebook’s recent launch of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “frictionless sharing” has caused a lot of controversy over whether the feature is an invasion of privacy. But the reality is that Facebook is simply adapting to the increasingly social way we are living our lives online. Read More »
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At long last, Facebook is finally on its way to putting its Beacon troubles to rest. Following a class action lawsuit filed by 20 disgruntled Facebook users in August of last year, the social network said Friday that it has agreed to a settlement.… Read More »
Update: It’s mea culpa time for Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. The social networking site’s founder and CEO has finally succumbed to the criticism of its ad platform, Beacon, and delivered a confessional worthy of “Oprah.” We say better late than never. But is that enough? Probably not,… Read More »
Facebook may announce alterations to the Beacon social advertising system as early as today, according to BusinessWeek. Perhaps Facebook will now allow global opt-out of publishing third-party activities on the Facebook site — and this would appease many who have complained. But that may not go… Read More »
