Thursday, October 29, 2009
Facebook Nation
In an article by Tom Regan at csmonitor.com, Facebook is strongly criticized by users. Most of the complaints share a similar focal point.
The implementation of a new advertising software Beacon has caused an uproar in participants.
Beacon allows Facebook members to see what websites their friends are surfing.
A petition of over 50,000 users has been formed. they are asking for Beacon to be scaled back. The movement is being pushed by an activist group from MoveOn.org
One criticism was that holiday shopping would be effected by the lack of privacy. Stefan Bertua, a senior research engineer at software company CA states, there is no way to totally avoid Beacon. Apparently if a user clicks the remember me box upon signing in, they are still vulnerable to third part beacon sites.
