Facebook has recently changed their terms of service for members. Facebook’s new policy states that any material posted on the social networking site, is now owned by Facebook forever. Facebook has asked its members for ideas on a FB Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, that it wants to create in response to member outrage. This “bill” would replace the terms of use policy that FB already has.
In response to member’s disapproval, FB has added the original terms back to their site, while this “bill” is being put together.
Quote from Chicagotribune “We apologize for the confusion around these issues," Facebook told its members on the site. "We never intended to claim ownership over people's content even though that's what it seems like to many people. This was a mistake and we apologize for the confusion." —Wailin Wong
What it means / Why it matters: Whether or not you delete your FB account, FB can use anything you post on FB and claim it as their own. Almost every college student today has a facebook account.
Quick Facts on FB:
Amount of Users on FB currently: 175 million
Founder: Mark Zuckerberg
Questions for the class:
Do you feel safe using Facebook?
Do you have any ideas for the FB “Bill of rights”?
Do you think that FB should be allowed to use anything you post on it’s website, forever?
Links: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-facebookfeb19,0,4201593.story
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29239948/
Video Link:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-fi-facebook19-2009feb19,0,4088613.story
