Comments on: Fine-Tuning Facebook: A Field Trip through Privacy Controls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/10/06/fine-tuning-facebook-a-field-trip-through-privacy-controls/ Berkman investigators, fellows, research assistants and interns sound off about all things Digital Natives Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:10:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LarNabacaws http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/10/06/fine-tuning-facebook-a-field-trip-through-privacy-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-8548 LarNabacaws Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/?p=218#comment-8548 Test Message>>> Test Message>>>

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]]> By: Digital Natives » Are privacy tools enough? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/10/06/fine-tuning-facebook-a-field-trip-through-privacy-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Digital Natives » Are privacy tools enough? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:56:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/?p=218#comment-1722 [...] I went on Diana’s field trip through Facebook’s privacy controls on Wednesday, I wondered two things: Do digital natives [...] [...] I went on Diana’s field trip through Facebook’s privacy controls on Wednesday, I wondered two things: Do digital natives [...]

]]> By: Sarah Zhang http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/10/06/fine-tuning-facebook-a-field-trip-through-privacy-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 Sarah Zhang Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:02:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/?p=218#comment-1702 Hmm, has anyone ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of control that Facebook gives its users over their privacy? As Diana has shown, there are so many different settings to adjust, that it can become hard to remember the details of exactly who has access to your photos, see your profile, etc. (Though that "see how a friend sees your profile" tool sure is handy!) Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly happy with these controls, but I think they can be daunting for users who are not particularly familiar with Facebook. Is this an issue in itself, especially if privacy is opt-in (as it is on Facebook) rather than opt-out? The people who are least well-informed would be the most affected.. And as Ari has pointed out, "applications" privacy is another ball game to keep on top of. Hmm, has anyone ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of control that Facebook gives its users over their privacy? As Diana has shown, there are so many different settings to adjust, that it can become hard to remember the details of exactly who has access to your photos, see your profile, etc. (Though that “see how a friend sees your profile” tool sure is handy!)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m perfectly happy with these controls, but I think they can be daunting for users who are not particularly familiar with Facebook. Is this an issue in itself, especially if privacy is opt-in (as it is on Facebook) rather than opt-out? The people who are least well-informed would be the most affected..

And as Ari has pointed out, “applications” privacy is another ball game to keep on top of.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/2008/10/06/fine-tuning-facebook-a-field-trip-through-privacy-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Ari Herzog Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:21:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/digitalnatives/?p=218#comment-1686 There's a whole other issue, Diana, which you didn't mention above and that involves the applications or widgets (seen in the new Facebook layout under the "Boxes" tab). In a nutshell, every time you install a new widget, you are granting that developer the right to see and use every item in your profile. The catch is, unless you click a link, you'd never know. I blogged about this recently: http://www.ariwriter.com/2008/09/how-you-have-no-privacy-online.html There’s a whole other issue, Diana, which you didn’t mention above and that involves the applications or widgets (seen in the new Facebook layout under the “Boxes” tab). In a nutshell, every time you install a new widget, you are granting that developer the right to see and use every item in your profile. The catch is, unless you click a link, you’d never know.

I blogged about this recently:
http://www.ariwriter.com/2008/09/how-you-have-no-privacy-online.html

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