Facebook and Privacy in the News
Three major privacy stories concerning Facebook have come out over the past week:
First, a Calvin College student has been suspended for one year over a Facebook message he allegedly posted about his ex-girlfriend. The college cited Mr. Harris, a sophomore, for violating technology and conduct codes at the institution, which refers to itself as “distinctively Christian.” [CHE]
And second, Facebook launched new Terms of Service this week and then took them back.
According to the Consumerist, Facebook's terms of service (TOS) used to say that when you closed an account on its network, any rights it claimed to the original content you uploaded would expire. As of this week, this is no longer the case.
Now, anything you upload to Facebook can be used by Facebook in any way it deems fit, forever, no matter what you do later. Want to close your account? Good for you, but Facebook still has the right to do whatever it wants with your old content. It can even sublicense it if it wants to.
Third, a person updated his Facebook status from behind bars! [Daily Mail]
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