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Facebook hits 350 million users, deletes regional networks
Facebook users signed in last night to find a note from the site's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, celebrating Facebook's growth to 350 million users, and announcing plans for future changes. Take a deep breath before you panic about another major site design, because that's not what Zuck has in mind. In fact, Facebook is just making some privacy changes that have been a long time coming, including getting rid of regional networks. It turns out regional networks were more of a privacy hole than a privacy feature, and a lot of users weren't entirely aware of who could access their profiles. Now, Facebook will be using a three-level privacy system, where you can make your info visible to friends, friends of friends, or everyone. Privacy settings will also be simplified and consolidated, so there's less chance of exposing information accidentally.
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Subscribe to commentsblogwardDec 2nd 2009 9:45AM
I blocked the guy.
wamphyri7Dec 2nd 2009 11:00AM
He can go on all day about how private his site can be on one hand but then he will turn around and freely give up your info to any insurance company that asks. Just like he did to that woman on disability with Manulife. Anyone who uses Facebook is at the same risk as she was.
zolointoDec 2nd 2009 12:40PM
Read this last night and am glad to hear this change.
I was nailed with identity theft to the tune of $40K worth of charges on frauduently aquired credit cards. I'm near certain that some of the information used for the heist (birthdate, in particular) was pulled from my Facebook profile because I was the member of a regional network that had thousands of subscribers. With default security settings, anyone from that network could retrieve a good deal of personal information from my profile.
Lesson learned, and I quickly zoinked myself out of any networks and maxed out privacy settings where it was possible.
CamDec 2nd 2009 2:20PM
I love how the post was about privacy changes and still 2k people say.
"tl;dr GIVE ME A DISLIKE BUTTON"