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Advance notice of another enabled-by-default option to disable in privacy settings.

Edit: To clarify, I signed up for facebook in 2004 because it offered simple social planning and sharing. Today, I think FB's photo and event apps are very well executed.

Everything else is just fluff. Fluff that, if not disabled, can spread information about you without your knowledge.

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I completely agree with you. It has become a cat and mouse game with facebook where they try to expose all personal information while the user (some users) try to prevent them from doing this through the constant changes in default setttings. The unfortunate thing is that most users don't even realize how much of their information is exposed. They whine and bitch about interface changes not realizing that it is part of constant privacy changes designed to help facebook pawn their information.

I understand they want to make money but they seem to be quite underhanded about how they use (or mis-use) their users' information.

You mean your 'friends' can spread information about you without your knowledge?

"... your 'friends' can spread information about you without your knowledge? ..."

Yes, "Dark Stalking on Facebook" ~ http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=590 Paul has also commented on the latest changes here ~ http://pjf.id.au/blog/?position=604

When you add new features for your customers, do you default them off?

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