Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Editor's Pick: Facebook's IPO May Be the Last Straw for Privacy-Minded Users


Facebook's IPO May Be the Last Straw for Privacy-Minded Users

Erika Morphy
01/31/12 5:00 AM PT
Facebook has earned poor marks from privacy advocates for years, but their occasional bursts of indignation haven't seemed to filter down to the general membership. That could be changing, though. When Facebook goes public, there will be more pressure than ever to bring in advertising dollars, and that usually means exploiting user data. That trickle of users migrating to Google+ and Twitter may soon become droves.
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