[aha] Fw: Things you (probably) didn’t know about FACEBOOK

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Things you (probably) didn’t know about FACEBOOK
Did you know...

- That FACEBOOK was launched on February 2004 by the Harvard drop out 
Mark Zuckerberg, only 19 years old. By the end of the month, more than 
half of the undergraduate population at Harvard was registered on the 
service. A big budget Hollywood movie about FACEBOOK is in the 
beginning. (The story will probably be told by a big-budget Hollywood 
production in 2009)

- That FACEBOOK has more than 100 million active users (active at least 
once a month) and more than 600 employers.

- That FACEBOOK is the no. 1 photo sharing application in the world. The 
FACEBOOK Privacy claims any right to use all these photos freely. Nobody 
knows, whether this claim would actually be legal in court.

- That FACEBOOK reserves every right to register and keep all kind of 
your private information and FACEBOOK activities – even though you 
eliminate your profile?” (see Facebook Privacy).
- that FACEBOOK leaves a cookie in your browser which enables other 
Internet sites to identify your FACEBOOK identity. (In Firefox 3.0, 
Internet Explorer 8.0 & Google Chrome you can change the settings to ban 
this coockie).


- That serious FACEBOOK viruses have been detected. If you start getting 
strange messages from unknown people, don't follow the links.

FACEBOOK "do not guarantee that User Content you post on the Site will 
not be viewed by unauthorized persons” (Term of Conditions)

- FACEBOOK is informed about your activities from over 50 big Internet 
sites that have partnered with Facebook.

- That the owner of FACEBOOK Mark Zuckerberg has rejected offers in the 
range of $975 million to hand over Facebook. If FACEBOOK is sold, all 
registered kind of private information will be handed over to the new 
owners – even though you at that time already have deleted your profile! 
It means, you have no control, who will end up having your personal data.

- October 24, 2007, Facebook has agreed to sell a 1.6% stake in the 
company to Microsoft for $240 million. This means Microsoft, as an 
exclusive third-party will get assess to every FACEBOOK information.

- That Mark Zuckerberg, founder and owner of ca. 30% of FACEBOOK is the 
worlds youngest billionaire (worth 1,5 billion Dollars)

- Why? Because in cyberspace private information is hard value – and all 
kind of private data is recorded in FACEBOOK.

- Have your ever wondered why FACEBOOK advertisements often feed exactly 
your personal needs? Because an intelligent system analyzes cyberspace 
behavior on personal level to maximize the value of your personal 
information.

- because FACEBOOK has its headquarter in the USA it can only be sued 
according to US legislation. If the FACEBOOK headquarter had been 
located in the European Union the FACEBOOK Privacy Terms would 
definitely be illegal.

- that after heavy public debate Mark Zuckerberg (owner) admitted that 
FACEBOOK receives personal information from other Internet sites without 
users permission (even after the user has deactivated his FACEBOOK 
account!)

- that even though you change your name, email, address ect. your old 
data will still appear in the FACEBOOK Friend Finder?

- that a few bad cases, the Israeli military authorities has imposed 
rules to stop Israeli soldiers adding military information (e.g. photos) 
on Facebook.

- that eg. the Danish Federal Bureau of Investigation had advised people 
in certain positions (eg. police officers) to delete personal 
information on FACEBOOK. Personal information can easily be misused.

- that, even thought FACEBOOK claims to have high security standards, 
two MIT students were able to download over 70,000 Facebook profiles, 
using an automated script?

- that Klas Wirholm has said about this group: "This is properly the 
most important group on Facebook!"