Read deeper. They are using the like button to track your web history. They read your private emails to target adverts at you.

I’m still on Facebook, I think is great but they need regulation

If you go on ANY page that has a ‘like’ button then facebook will have a record of when and how often you visit that page, and how long you stay there. Further, if you delete something from your records, and don’t want it to be remembered, facebook won’t forget, and will use that info to publish related stuff to your page. I’m not against the from of advertising they use, sure it’s good to see things i’m actually interested in. And, i can click ‘i don’t like this kind of ad’ and they won’t show it again.
But there are at least two problems with the tracking and advertising… not just on FB, but google etc too.

1. if a corrupted government starts making dodgy laws and they get access to all my private info they could confect whatever evidence they choose, like a fundamentalist with the bible.
2. all the selective targeting means you don’t get to see stuff outside your usual remit when you search (perhaps this applies more to google)

briain: Probably like when Google was taking location data for street view that was unauthorized, destroy it and behave in future.

It’s not free that is the point. Should you give up all your rights just to chat with friends on the Internet. I don’t think so

IM’s and Email still exist…
How is it not free? I don’t pay for anything and I don’t think you do either. I just think instead of complaining, if people are genuinely not happy about facebook, why are they continuing to use it? They have the option to stop using it and resume once their issues have been solved.

A general rule for the internet: Once something goes online, you can never be 100% it’s gone once you remove it. You can’t stop someone copying/downloading it. I’ve seen people put their address/phone numbers online using a public profile, how stupid do you have to be??

I do agree that they should protect our information and not abuse it, but at the same time people can help themselves by protecting their information themselves by not giving out their information in the 1st place.
People use the argument that if an employer looks at their page that they want their information available as further reference, but if you want to be secure then the emploer shouldnt be able to see your page because you should have it hidden to non-friends.

Staying secure online is surprisingly easy, people just like to tell the world about themselves online and then complain when their information is abused. At the end of the day it works both ways, companies can protect us more, but we can and should protect ourselves more.

Who cares about the name and age of your children being on your profile, your friends should know that already.

So what your basicly saying is you are giving up your right to privacy and control over what information a company has on you because we need a few jobs in the country. Good one! They are two separate issues entirely and if Facebook left every country that slapped them on the wrist it wouldn’t be around anymore. Someone needs to make sure they act responsibly, fair play to the DPA.

In fairness, Facebook must realise that this will happen and that the DPC is just doing its job. Sure they can always bribe them…

If u disagree with the way Facebook is run than don’t use it. Simple. U may as well give up twitter, google, hotmail to name but a few as well.

Exactly…. We doing it again….. Another tribunal…… Another committee……… At what expense and who pays for this. It’s up to each individual to protect their personal Identity not the tax payers.

You are missing the point, I’m in favour of the DPC & I don’t have a problem with Facebook but I would have a problem with them if they were simply allowed sell my information to any one they like or if they won’t let you delete it despite the fact its yours before it is there’s. These are just 2 examples, what I’m saying is I don’t think a couple of hundred jobs should not make people shy away from ANY company that holds information on them. Besides, data protection is a concern for most businesses and consumers nowadays and the DPC is merely exercising a right to follow up on complaints made. If we didn’t have them around to exercise that right we’d be in real trouble and facebooks Irish profiles could be managed in a very unethical manner with nowhere to go when it backfired. DPC investigations are merely audits to make sure its all above board and given the recent examples of corporate governance I fully in this country I fully support the DPC, if Facebook opposed them it could do irreparable damage to their reputation here. THEN i’d stop using it.

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