Can't believe how many of my Facebook friends fell for this: This Facebook 'privacy notice'

[trumad]

Recently, you may have seen a Facebook "privacy notice" creep into your Facebook timeline. It may look something like this:

Now it's official! It has been published in the media. Facebook has just released the entry price: $5.99 to keep the subscription of your status to be set to "private". If you paste this message on your page, it will be offered free (paste not share) if not tomorrow, all your posts can become public. Even the messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed. After all, it does not cost anything for a simple copy and paste

Better safe than sorry is right. Channel 13 News was just talking about this change in Facebook's privacy policy. Better safe than sorry.

As of September 28th 11:30 am Eastern standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. You MUST copy and paste

Because it urges people to copy and paste it into their own statuses, the message is proliferating people's Facebook news feeds. And it's not the first time this has happened. As the Washington Post's Caitlin Dewey points out, variations on this privacy screed have made the rounds on Facebook since 2012.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/this-facebook-privacy-notice-is-a-hoax-and-you-shouldnt-bother-sharing-it/ar-AAeUN9Q?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=mailsignout

[Glorfindel]

1. I don't use Facebook, but I do know the difference between "tactically" and "tacitly"

That alone should be enough for anyone to know it's a hoax. I hope Facebook users will read your post and be warned accordingly.

[WillowTree]

2. That dumb thing crops up periodically.

And yes, I'm amazed at how many people who ought to know better fall for it. Every. Single. Time.

Pretty harmless as hoaxes go, so I just shake my head and chuckle to myself and go about my business.

[trumad]

5. Yeah

I can see my friends cutting and pasting and it cracks me up.

[DetlefK]

3. Reminds me of a comedy-skit I once saw:

Because you can legally and unilaterally change a contract by sticking a post-it on it. If you use the service, you automatically accept the terms of service. That's the contract you made with Facebook. If you can legally change your contract with Facebook without getting their okay, does that mean Facebook can legally change the contract without getting your okay?



* door-bell rings *
- "Hi, we're from Facebook. We're here to retrieve your couch."
- "What? I don't understand."
- "Are you on Facebook?"
- "Yes?"
- "Did you agree to the Terms of Service?"
- "Yes?"
- "Then we get your couch."
- "What?"
- "The Terms of Service clearly state that Facebook gets your couch."
- "What? I didn't know that!"
- "Didn't you read the Terms of Service?"
- "Nobody reads them!!!"
- "Which is not Facebook's fault. Can we please get your couch now?"

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4. Yep