On Sat, 2010-05-15 at 17:09 -0600, joe@actionline.com wrote:
> I don't use facebook much ... mainly only to respond to friends and family
> who send stuff to me.  It just seems rather intrusive and confusing to me.
> 
> Recently, facebook has been popping up a window that wants me to confirm
> some links that it "threatens" to put on my facebook page and "forces" me
> to either confirm them all or click on a link with check boxes for various
> things that I am told I have to uncheck if I don't want those links
> included on my page. Everything on my page is grayed out and I am forced
> to respond to facebook's demands in one way or another.  Below is the
> message I see in their popped up window that locks up everything else:
> 
> "Confirm the Pages that will be on your profile
> Uncheck any Page you don't want to link to. Linking to education and work
> Pages may also create additional Pages, such as for your major or job
> title. If you don't link to any Pages, these sections on your profile will
> be empty. By linking your profile to Pages, you will be making these
> connections public. Learn more."
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facebook is getting hammered for lack of privacy issues so they are
attempting to give a user control over what is and what isn't available
for everyone who is NOT a friend.

It's a good start but yes, it obviously has its side effects as you have
noticed. Of course, you could turn off the privacy features...

Craig


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