Feb 18 2009
Beware of Facebook’s Terms of Use Policy
Facebook backs down, reverses on user information policy
Story Highlights
- Facebook this month changed its policy to say user content belonged to Facebook
- Outraged members canceled their accounts or created online petitions
- On Wednesday, Facebook reviewed user “feedback,” and reverted to its old policy
(CNN) — Under fire from tens of thousands of users, the social networking site Facebook said early Wednesday it is reverting to its old policy on user information — for now.
Backlash against Facebook began after a consumer advocate site flagged Facebook’s policy change.
Bottomline:
Be careful what you post anywhere, they will try to say they have right to your content for using their service.
From FaceBook:
Facebook Terms of Use Update
Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised. For more information, visit the Facebook Blog.
If you want to share your thoughts on what should be in the new terms, check out our group Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
