I think it will protect people privacy with some limit

I still don’t understand why people are moaning so much about facebook‘s privacy controls – of all the social networks facebook probably have some of the most comprehensive privacy controls, allowing you to show (or hide) certain parts of your activities and profile to just friends, groups of friends, networks or the entire world.

If you don’t want people to see something, don’t post it! or atleast take the responsibility to use the privacy controls that Facebook provide to hide from the people you don’t want to see your post instead of taking the easiest option and blaming Facebook.

Facebook and the web today for that matter is no different from your REAL every day life, if you don’t want someone to hear what you say you either don’t say it or you refrain from saying it infront of them or anyone who might repeat it to them (e.g.hide it) – the same goes for Facebook.

People need to wake up to the new ways of the web – the web isn’t anonymous anymore – if you post or say something you have to take responsibility for it.

What are people doing on facebook that they are SOOOOO concerned about privacy anyway? if it’s that sensitive, why put it on the web? And if it is THAT sensitve and you want to share it only with certain people then take the responsibility to use the pirvacy controls provided to hide it from whoever you don’t want to see it.

News Flash People – do not post anything you don’t want public. Facebook is a “Social” network site, not a safe deposit box to keep your most private and secret concerns and accomplishments.

I signed up for facebook a few months ago, and I have not noticed any major privacy violations. I am only concerned with my personal contact info. being shared. The second that strange companies start flooding my mailbox, Email, or phone with unsolicited ads, I will surely delete my Facebook account.

The lesson that nobody ever seems to learn is that when personal information is entered in a personal computer with access to the Internet, someone somewhere will always figure out a way to make use of it. That is a fact that no one can overcome. There is no ultimate security in electronic communication… in any form… no matter what the myriad of “security experts” claim.

I think making the privacy settings easier is great for those who wants the appearance of security.

But, let’s face it. If you put something on the internet, in email, etc., it has a high chance of becoming public. If you want something to be private, don’t put it in any social networking site, in any email, etc. Keep those things offline.

I really like the Like Button and want to know what my friends Like so I can check those things out. I also like the autofill on popups on some sites.

Facebook is about sharing. I think most of the uproar has been caused by a few security geeks and a lot of journalist who have nothing else to write about. I really hope Facebook is strong enough to keep everything open.

I can’t trust them anymore 3 times they reset my settings without a warning!!!

what we all don’t get is that face book, is not the issue here we are, face book is a social networking site, they willl do any thing to get as much users as possible, your or our security is the lest of their worries, if they give you the kind of security you are asking for they will be out of business, it a business to them, you get every thing from them for free, yet they connect you to the world, what do expect, if you don’t like their policies than don’t join or better still you don’t have to load your life into a shared space given, believing face book for security is liking believing you are invisible.
Face book is for “social” net working not “private” networking, your security is in your hands not in the hands of face book

I definitely think the new Facebook privacy settings have improved–however, I wouldn’t consider them the ideal privacy solution. They still need to keep working on it. Also, no one should be posting information they don’t want public. It’s not a protected website such as a bank website.

Apoligy to Facebook is in order…
OK, I admit that when I came across the message about Facebook letting everyone have personal information about a user, I myself got pretty upset about it!
Until I came across this info, ~http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/05/26/do-you-think-these-new-facebook-privacy-settings-really-protect-your-privacy~ and got to thinking about the Internet!
I’ve heard and do agree that with all that is going on within the Internet a persons whole life can be found out by just about anybody else who is looking for the info. just by them doing a few cicks.
Everyone, including myself, should get real about this!
FACT: the only way one is to not have their information out there, online, is to never get on it in the first place.
If you put yourself online knowing what is out their, then you should also realize that you can be found out about!
Don’t want the possability of that to happen? Then don’t go online!
It’s like the world we live in today, anything can happen.
When one goes to the store then there is the possability of any number of things happening to them.
If you don’t want to take the risk, then don’t go to the store!
It’s just that simple, remember, ACH!
In all the things that make up the day to day life in the world we live in at this time, Anything Can Happen!

I totally get that most people probably don’t want to get stalked … online or anywhere else.
But there is a totally simple solution people.
If your information and images are sufficiently private to warrant protection … don’t post them online!

This is the main reason why more and more facebook users are quitting the social networking site. Most of them don’t feel the privacy that facebook had set.

I agree that if you post anything for public viewing online, be careful, because no mater what security measures have been taken someone will always try to find a way to get past them.