Schumer wants info sharing guidelines for social networking sites

[babylonsister]

Schumer wants info sharing guidelines for social networking sites
By Jordan Fabian - 04/25/10 02:22 PM ET


Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Sunday asking the agency to provide guidelines to social networking sites on user's private information.

As the Associated Press reported, the New York senator wants to ensure that private information submitted to the websites is not given away improperly to third parties.

The letter comes amid reports that Facebook has begun to provide user's information to third-party sites that users used to be able to prevent from being shared.

"Hundreds of millions of people use social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter every day," Schumer said. "These sites have helped reconnect old friends, allow families from far away to stay in touch, and created new friendships; overall they provide a great new way to communicate. As these sites become more and more popular, however, it's vitally important that safeguards are in place that provide users with control over their personal information to ensure they don't receive unwanted solicitations."

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http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/94201-schumer-wants-info-sharing-guidelines-for-social-networking-sites

[rfranklin]

1. Distracting attention from his Wall Street friends?

Is this really a pressing issue?

[customerserviceguy]

2. Just as pressing as telling airlines

how to structure their fee schedules.

No law can save people from their own stupidity, as displayed daily on Facebook. My lady spends some time there every day, she really can't believe what the twentysomthing children of our friends are thinking when the put some of their worst behavior on display.

[Me.]

3. Either That Or Israeli Intransigence

[KharmaTrain]

4. This Isn't Rocket Science...

When you put something on any website...be it DU or Facebook or even some "private" sites, it's open for all to see. There's no assurance of privacy nor should anyone ever assume there will be. Thus when you put out a picture or rant or even a credit card number, it can and will be picked up by all sorts of data miners. Thus, like when you go out in public, you try to look your best, the same rules apply, at least on my front, with what is put out into cyberspace.

We've seen how easy it is to nail a Freeper when they go beyond words to actual "deeds" and the same can be done to those on here. It's a part of being in a semi-open society and one that is interconnected globally.

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