The goal of my discussion will be to inform my peers of what is happening in the news today, and very recent past, with Facebook’s ongoing struggle for an acceptable amount of privacy protection allowed to its customers. Since November 2011 the back-and-forth of Facebook and the FTC has heightened to the point of government intervention.

Now with Big Brother in place watching ever carefully; will Facebook stay true to its word and fulfill the transparency it has promised to its users?  Will their efforts to increase privacy and security do damage to efficient and convenient use of Facebook? What about other social-network sites? Are you willing to sacrifice for privacy? If so, how much?

Some of the effects of the court’s ruling have already become apparent. There are privacy notifications and updates for any users that show inactivity concerning their privacy settings. The ball seems to be in our court. Yet with these updated privacy options there still are questions over the destination of the personal information that could fall into marketing agency’s hands. Is that one of the consequences of using Facebook that users will have to learn to live with?

The European Union is saying no. There is no reason a primary source should be able to scatter personal information for any reason without permission from the individual involved. I will spend more time on the “right to forget,” which is the a category of the law that allows users to delete their online information at any time.

These groundbreaking new laws and regulations have many considerations to weigh. One of the main issues being how to create the right balance of sustaining  innovation, while also keeping the consumer’s privacy, moreover trust, in order to keep the market healthy and safe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1vBF6uWXgc

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2070749/Facebook-security-glitch-reveals-Mark-Zuckerbergs-private-photos.html

Facebook Discussion – http://www.slideshare.net/djhavens01/facebook-project-11326623