"When users log out of Facebook, they are under the impression that Facebook is no longer monitoring their activities. We believe this impression should be the reality," is the argument Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Joe Barton of Texas are making against Facebook. Apparently even after you log out of Facebook it still gathers information about you and the websites you've visited from the "cookies" those websites leave behind. The representatives are moving for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to begin an investigation on the actions Facebook has done, claiming those actions to be a "serious privacy concern."
A spokeswoman for Facebook counter claimed that Facebook hasn't stored any information it shouldn't have.
She also stated that Facebook "moved quickly to fix the cookies so that they won't include unique information in the future when people log out."
As of right now the FTC hasn't launched an investigation.
That's friggin creepy.
ReplyDeleteThat is creepy. Another reason why people are upset with Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI don't see how it's different than advertising companies that follow what people buy on Amazon and such. It's creepy yes, but the internet is and has always been an easy way for people or companies to find out information. This really doesn't shock me at all.
ReplyDeletethis strikes me as a really invasive way of keeping tabs on people...like Big Brother style...HOWEVER i can see what Josh Brown means when he says its not all that different than companies tracking purchases on iTunes, Amazon etc...the only difference is that Facebook is social networking and not consumerism...we're not expecting to be followed 100% of the time
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