Who's scared of Facebook?

Facebook is the handiwork of Satan’s bedfellows. Their intention is to easily gather personal information of everyone as part of a secret profiling project. Once part of Facebook it is practically impossible to get out. It’s like joining the Mafia or the Freemasons.

Okay, maybe not Satan’s bedfellows, but Facebook is creatively linked with the Information Awareness Project (IAP), which did use a fabulously symbolic logo seeped in Masonic imagery. (The all-seeing-eye spying on the whole world. I wonder what that means?!) If that is not enough to freak you out, how about this statement saying that Facebook is collecting information about you from “other sources”?

"Facebook may use information about you that we collect from other sources, including but not limited to newspapers and Internet sources such as blogs, instant messaging services, Facebook Platform developers and other users of Facebook,” Facebook, Privacy Policy.

Not scared yet? Okay, dear Facebook-user, did you know that you signed a contract with Facebook agreeing that you will keep your personal information “current”, and “promptly” update any Registration Data changes (the registration Data is your personal information).

"In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Site ("Registration Data"); (b) maintain the security of your password and identification; (c) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data, and any other information you provide to Company, to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (d) be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account."Facebook, Terms of use.

Now why would Facebook be so interested in you keeping them abreast of all your personal details? I guess it is because they are so very concerned about your wellbeing.

You thought that the stuff you post on Facebook belong to you; did you?

“When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content on the Site. By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content.” Facebook, Terms of Use.

Whatever you post on Facebook becomes Facebook’s and the “Company” can do with it what the “Company” wants. True, it is necessary for Facebook to have a limited license over your work in order to perform the functions of their service, but an irrevocalbe, perpetual, transferable, fully paid worldwide license, with the right to sublicense?!

Hey, don’t take my word for it:

http://www.albumoftheday.com/facebook/

http://www.chycho.com/?q=node/424

http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t34949.html