Warning for anyone on Facebook - you may be a "hot single!"

[Smersh]

It looks like Facebook have recently started using members personal pictures without their consent for advertising purposes, possibly even for use in "hot singles" ads ...

http://www.momlogic.com/2009/07/face...dvertisers.php

From Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/privacy/?view=feeds&tab=ads

Facebook occasionally pairs advertisements with relevant social actions from a user's friends to create Facebook Ads. Facebook Ads make advertisements more interesting and more tailored to you and your friends. These respect all privacy rules. You may opt out of appearing in your friends' Facebook Ads below.

Then it says: "Appearance in Facebook Ads" with a menu containing 2 options:

1. "Only my friends"
2. "No one."

Option 1 appears to be the default, so it looks like these ads will appear unless a user happens to notice it and goes in and changes it (which I just did on mine.)

So unless any Facebook members here want to appear in ads, CHANGE THE OPTION QUICK!

[wildJONESEYE]

thats illegal suerly ?

you cant show peoples faces for perposes that they are not aware of....

[RocketRoy1983]

Wild welcome to Facebook. Im aware of the possibilty and all facebookers should be too.

[wildJONESEYE]

Wild welcome to Facebook. Im aware of the possibilty and all facebookers should be too.

thats why my face dont apear on line anywhere....

[RocketRoy1983]

thats why my face dont apear on line anywhere....

And thank GOD for that!!

[crucible77]

thanks for that , i just changed it

[noel]

Warning for anyone on Facebook - you may be a "hot single!"


That reminds me... 20 years ago Audi 5000's had a huge recall due to problems of "sudden bursts of uncontrollable acceleration"...
one guy with a lame-o Chrysler K-car wrote to Audio inquiring how to "get me some of that!".


L0L

On a more serious note, regarding Facebook and privacy, this is well worth watching...

http://albumoftheday.com/facebook/



=o)

Noel

[wildJONESEYE]

And thank GOD for that!!

yes it would be plastered everywhere hahaha...

best wait for halloween lol

[John From London Town MBE]

Good tip, Thanks.

[April madness]

lol. i hope my face hasn't scared off any of my friends. changed my privacy options asap.

[ja.]

you people are paranoid

[April madness]

you people are paranoid

thank you my dear, as you know paranoia in greek means madness

[moglet]

Thanks Noel, I guess I saw the problems before registering and guess this may be my paranoia but some folk are so eager to be "out there" the down side doesn't figure in their thinking.

Just seen your post Ja, paranoia, whats your point? are you saying there are no dangers?

[ja.]

are you saying there are no dangers?

thats exactly wot im saying. just dont post your credit card number in your status and you'll be fine

[MikeWooldridge]

personally, i'd be quite pleased to have my face on a hot singles ad.

i don't see what the problem is