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Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by olefoo »

Alex3917 wrote: post #7

Are people really worried about this? The only reason this is in the TOS is so they have the right to keep running their data mining algorithms even after you delete your account, in case they find a new way to leverage your data. It's not like they're going to start selling a poetry anthology of your stuff or something.

Then they need to make it explicit that they are retaining the right to store and access your data.

It would be an interesting bit of performance art for someone to delete their facebook account and then file a DMCA takedown notice if they could show that their profile pic was still available within facebook.

Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by naveensundar »

josefresco wrote: post #5
derwiki wrote: post #4

The timing of this article is ironic for me, since I just had a big argument with a friend about why I like Facebook less and less... There's one thing about this that confuses me: with a change like this to the ToS, why didn't they alert me and make me confirm that I agree with the new terms?

Simple, because the old TOS said they didn't have to. And why would they? "Hey we just changed our TOS to take even more control over your stuff, are you still okay with that? Yes/No" And if you're using Facebook now, you should be okay with the change because it's not like much has actually changed with regard to how FB is going to use/sell your data.

One TOS to rule them all : "We can change this TOS anytime and your agreement to this TOS implies agreement to any changes made to it"

No need to have anything more in it.

Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by twopoint718 »

Yuck. I had heard previously about how difficult it is to completely remove yourself from FB, but this getting unreasonable.

Also I have an issue with the article:

> Someone can still take your photo, slap it on Facebook, and now neither you nor the author of the photo can stop Facebook from using the photo in whichever way they please.

I doubt that that's the case. If someone takes something to which I have a copyright and then places it on Facebook without my approval, I would think I have legal recourse. Isn't this what a DMCA takedown notice is for? Unless I'm misreading that quote.

Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by raheemm »

Alex3917 wrote: post #7

Are people really worried about this? The only reason this is in the TOS is so they have the right to keep running their data mining algorithms even after you delete your account, in case they find a new way to leverage your data. It's not like they're going to start selling a poetry anthology of your stuff or something.

This makes me seriously think about quitting FB

Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by mdonahoe »

raheemm wrote: post #14
Alex3917 wrote: post #7

Are people really worried about this? The only reason this is in the TOS is so they have the right to keep running their data mining algorithms even after you delete your account, in case they find a new way to leverage your data. It's not like they're going to start selling a poetry anthology of your stuff or something.

This makes me seriously think about quitting FB

I just quit today. I was only logging in like once a month anyway. When I clicked deactivate account, FB showed be some random friends and said they would miss me!

Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by johnrob »

Alex3917 wrote: post #7

Are people really worried about this? The only reason this is in the TOS is so they have the right to keep running their data mining algorithms even after you delete your account, in case they find a new way to leverage your data. It's not like they're going to start selling a poetry anthology of your stuff or something.

Facebook has the right to use your picture in an advertisement. I find that disturbing. I'd imagine Barack Obama's account might have some useful images (they'd never do that, but it drives home my point).

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Post by kwamenum86 »

Alex3917 wrote: post #7

Are people really worried about this? The only reason this is in the TOS is so they have the right to keep running their data mining algorithms even after you delete your account, in case they find a new way to leverage your data. It's not like they're going to start selling a poetry anthology of your stuff or something.

No...they can also, for example, use your picture in a Facebook TV advertisement or use a modified version of your profile, name, and likeness in a Facebook promotional video. These are not even the most extreme examples I can think of.

Re: Facebook TOS Change: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit

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Post by beingfamous »

raheemm wrote: post #14
Alex3917 wrote: post #7

Are people really worried about this? The only reason this is in the TOS is so they have the right to keep running their data mining algorithms even after you delete your account, in case they find a new way to leverage your data. It's not like they're going to start selling a poetry anthology of your stuff or something.

This makes me seriously think about quitting FB

Does it really matter? FISA will scrape it all anyway.
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