Zuckerberg’s compromise
Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) has sent an open letter this morning stating that they’ve been coding non-stop in response to the privacy concerns involving the mini feeds. In the letter, he says
Somehow we missed this point with Feed and we didn’t build in the proper privacy controls right away. This was a big mistake on our part, and I’m sorry for it. But apologizing isn’t enough. I wanted to make sure we did something about it, and quickly. So we have been coding nonstop for two days to get you better privacy controls. This new privacy page will allow you to choose which types of stories go into your Mini-Feed and your friends’ News Feeds, and it also lists the type of actions Facebook will never let any other person know about.
This is a good compromise, which allows people to pick and choose which types of status elements will appear on their feed. Hopefully, this will quell all the privacy concerns.
Categories - Social Networking, Privacy | 
September 26th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
[…] I fully expect this move to be met with extreme controversy–especially by those Facebook users who were protesting against the Mini-Feeds. I only have three words for these people: “wah wah wah!” Facebook still has, at its core, the same privacy functions as before, as Carolyn says on the Facebook blog: This doesn’t mean that anyone can see your profile, however. Your profile is just as closed off as it ever was. Our network structure is not going away. College and work networks still require an authenticated email address to join. Only people in your networks and confirmed friends can see your profile. […]