Is It Time to Quit Facebook?

Today is the last day of May and, for some people, the last day their Facebook accounts are available online. Recent changes to Facebook’s privacy settings are regarded as rather confusing and not readily apparent to users. Not even the latest update that Facebook made last May 26, which attempted to address its long-running issue with user privacy, was enough to make critics feel secure. The discontent—and even outrage for some users—eventually spurred a group of individuals to declare May 31st as “Quit Facebook Day.”
Privacy Issue: Facebook’s Privacy Policy Versus User Behavior
Facebook is one of the newer and very active social networks on the planet today. Its open attitude to third-party development and widget features from the get-go was one of its major moving changes. This led the way to how people viewed social networking today—a more fun and interactive online community. It took some of the best ideas from various existing sites and seamlessly integrated them.
However, to become the widely connected social network that it is today, Facebook had to compromise the privacy of a lot of the data that users post and share on the site. While this may provide a good way for users to be more “social” on the site, it is also the major issue that is pushing a large number (continue reading...)