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Angry Facebook Users Rip ‘Opt-Out’ Privacy for 3rd-Party Sites

Posted on March 30, 2010July 3, 2025 by Dissent

In comments pouring in, Facebook users are condemning plans by the social media giant to share personal information with third-party websites as part of a planned venture.

Many of the nearly 1,000 comments (as of this writing) posted on Facebook’s blog page blasted new privacy revisions and clarifications that apparently would only permit users to opt-out of sharing personal information with these sites.

Read more on eCredit Daily.

Michael Zimmer also responds to the announced changes in his commentary, “Yet Again, Facebook Misunderstands Privacy.”

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