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FACEBOOK. PRIVACY CONCERNS Presenter: Anquin C. Cooper. Based on the Article: Facebook In Privacy Breach By: Geoffrey A. Fowler. Agenda. Introduction Overview of Facebook/Article Privacy Breaches Main Points of Article Position of Presenter What does Facebook have to say?
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FACEBOOK PRIVACY CONCERNS Presenter: Anquin C. Cooper Based on the Article: Facebook In Privacy Breach By: Geoffrey A. Fowler
Agenda • Introduction • Overview of Facebook/Article • Privacy Breaches • Main Points of Article • Position of Presenter • What does Facebook have to say? • Responses made by Facebook Officials • Conclusion
Overview • Facebook is a social networking site • Founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2006 • Facebook users can: • Create a personal profile • Add other users as friends • Play Games • Article: Facebook In Privacy Breach
Privacy Breaches • Transmitting identifying information • Issue affected tens of millions of users worldwide • Problem stem from companies that build databases • Anyone can look up a persons name from standard web – browser
Privacy Breaches (Cont’d) • LOLapps shut down temporarily • Apps were sending FB UID to at least 25 advertising firms
My Position • Choices and control should be put in users hand • Should find a way to limit exposure
What does Facebook say? • Press reports exaggerate the implications of sharing a UID • They are taking strong measures to enforce privacy policy • User’s ID’s were sometime shared, however, unintentional • Knowing UID’s cannot grant access without user consent
Cont’d • Developers not allowed to disclose user information • It is hard to fix the breach in privacy; are working on it
Conclusion • Facebook a leading technology of 21st century • Recently privacy loop holes were taken advantage of • Facebook working towards solution.
References • http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371013,00.asp • http://lolapps.blogspot.com/2010/10/were-back.html • http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/418 • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304772804575558484075236968.html#articleTabs%3Darticle • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook