Comments on: Facebook making mistakes with Beacon http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: All the furore about online advertising is a sign of a vibrant market | The Equity Kicker http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/#comment-3664 All the furore about online advertising is a sign of a vibrant market | The Equity Kicker Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:24:26 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/#comment-3664 [...] and we are all familiar with the fuss surrounding Facebook’s new initiatives (I’ve even written a bit about this [...] [...] and we are all familiar with the fuss surrounding Facebook’s new initiatives (I’ve even written a bit about this [...]

]]> By: MIchael Wilshire http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/#comment-1255 MIchael Wilshire Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/#comment-1255 I cannot believe they have done this. It makes HMRC look almost professional by comparison when it comes to protecting personal information. When you use Facebook conventionally you are operating within a closed environment and it is clear what information your friends see and don't see. But if it starts to interact with everything else that you do on the web (including outside the Facebook site), then you have completely lost control of any privacy. People will simply cancel their accounts if this happens. It should be an opt in service, not opt out. I cannot believe they have done this. It makes HMRC look almost professional by comparison when it comes to protecting personal information.

When you use Facebook conventionally you are operating within a closed environment and it is clear what information your friends see and don’t see. But if it starts to interact with everything else that you do on the web (including outside the Facebook site), then you have completely lost control of any privacy. People will simply cancel their accounts if this happens. It should be an opt in service, not opt out.

]]> By: MIchael Wilshire http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/#comment-11021 MIchael Wilshire Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/23/facebook-making-mistakes-with-beacon/#comment-11021 I cannot believe they have done this. It makes HMRC look almost professional by comparison when it comes to protecting personal information. When you use Facebook conventionally you are operating within a closed environment and it is clear what information your friends see and don't see. But if it starts to interact with everything else that you do on the web (including outside the Facebook site), then you have completely lost control of any privacy. People will simply cancel their accounts if this happens. It should be an opt in service, not opt out. I cannot believe they have done this. It makes HMRC look almost professional by comparison when it comes to protecting personal information.

When you use Facebook conventionally you are operating within a closed environment and it is clear what information your friends see and don’t see. But if it starts to interact with everything else that you do on the web (including outside the Facebook site), then you have completely lost control of any privacy. People will simply cancel their accounts if this happens. It should be an opt in service, not opt out.

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