Ok I can’t take it anymore. Here is a little rant I need to get off my chest. I am tired of hearing people complaining about Facebook policies. What get’s me is that the people complaining about the policies are the same people who start and join these Facebook groups like Hell no I won’t pay for Facebook.
Do we really expect Facebook not to be able to make money just so they can accommodate every one it’s users? It is ridiculous. Facebook has over 400 million users because they have a great product and are able to offer free to it’s users. But like my mama always told me, nothing in this world is free, so in exchange for not charging a membership fee Facebook needs alternative ways to make money.
I utilized Facebook and Twitter and social media platforms for my real estate business and have received business from these platforms, Is Facebook asking me in return for anything? Now I know not everyone uses Facebook for networking or business. If you don’t like it nobody has a gun to your head to sign-up to Facebook. I will gladly let Facebook have any information about me that I am willingly providing them. What is the big deal?
So until enough members stop using Facebook because of it’s privacy policies, They will continue to collect and sell your information. So your options are bitch about it, pay for it, quit it, or embrace it. By the way Google has been collecting your data long before Facebook was around.
So talk to me. What are your thoughts on Facebook’s ever changing privacy policy?
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Very well said, sir. Very well.
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I fully 100% agree with you. You should be sure that all the stuff you provide on the internet are free for everyone to see anyhow (except like bank accounts, those HAVE to be hidden). Don’t expect that just because there is a privacy statement that there is no way your info can leak out. It’s the internet people and whether you like it or not, our information is out there and people are stalking us. Get over it.
very good – I’m not happy about the privacy issues with facebook and that they display your birthday
Hey people do use facebook for the purpose of advertising their business. So why can’t the facebook do so… is my question….??? I agree with you that facebook must not do so. They must stop selling the data of their customers and to stop this there must be some rules, regulations & policies which takes the help of legislation.
The entire point here is that you agreed to the TOS when you signed up for an account on Facebook. The information you provide is up to you. I completely agree that people need to stop complaining about this issue and if they are that pissed, delete your account. There are bigger things in this world to complain about!
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Do people really think Facebook is the only social network or only website that collects personal information about it’s users? Gosh, nobody can really be that naive! besides of that, no matter if Facebook, twitter or whoever and whatever site can only collect about me what I give them. You are darn right, Google already was collecting personal information, when hardly nobody was talking about Facebook yet, Every store where you buy something online collects your information, eBay does, Paypal does, everyone does! Actually even this blog collects certain information about me, like my email address and my IP and my internet connection etc.
The past has shown us that even institution they collected and stored really sensitive user information like credit card info etc. have been hacked or they leaked. And still people do buy online. (Thank God! or I could close my shop – LOL)
People love Facebook and they love it because it’s free. Doesn’t everyone love free stuff? And so it won’t happen that Facebook someday might get broke because of the lack of users or some users leave Facebook because of their privacy terms and conditions. Like you said, who doesn’t like it doesn’t have to join or can cancel the account at any time.
I don’t expect too much from facebook cause I don’t pay them for their service. Duh, do I have the right to complain about them? They are not asking me of anything return.
I think it’s better for facebook to keep their business activities under the radar. You know when people know much, they tend to blab and everything. We must admit it, there’s no such thing as free in this world.
I completely agree as well. It is a great way to promote your business for free and connect with people you have lost touch with over the years. If you don’t like their policies delete your account. Simple as that.
I truly don’t understand why anyone would disagree with that. I think that sounds like it is something to look a lot more closely at. I really feel occasionally alot of people can be pretty narrow minded when it arrives that. Nicely thats all for now, appear forward to a lot more post and information.. Talk to you men later. “As in life, Chill for best results”
Most people are addicted to complaining. It’s an “energy” that is vitalizing. If they weren’t complaining about facebook, it would be something else.
Many people do article marketing through face book but I am the man who has left the face book as I am not satisfied by its service.
Very good points! I don’t think most people realize why facebook does these things! Glad you do!
What you say is spot on and should be remembered by all – “Nothing in this world is free”
There is always a price to pay
Facebook Makes its money from advertising dollars. The Same With Google. If those ads were not running you would pay some type of fee. TV commercials pay for the free air time we all enjoy. Nothing is Free
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