Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!
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Matt in New York already knows what his girlfriend got him for Christmas...

Why? Because a new Facebook feature automatically shares books, movies, or gifts you buy online with everyone you know on Facebook. Without your consent, it pops up in your News Feed--a huge invasion of privacy.

CAN YOU SIGN THE PETITION TO FACEBOOK TODAY? THEN INVITE FRIENDS TO THIS GROUP!

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Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!

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Name:
Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!
Category:
Business - Consumer Groups
Description:
. . . . . . . .
(SEE "RECENT NEWS" BELOW FOR LATEST NEWS!)

Matt in New York already knows what his girlfriend got him for Christmas...

Why? Because a new Facebook feature automatically shares books, movies, or gifts you buy online with everyone you know on Facebook. Without your consent, it pops up in your News Feed--a huge invasion of privacy.

CAN YOU SIGN THE PETITION TO FACEBOOK TODAY? THEN INVITE FRIENDS TO THIS GROUP!

Petition: "Facebook must respect my... (read more)
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

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Website:
http://civ.moveon.org/facebookprivacy/?r...
Location:
Palo Alto, CA

Recent News
 

News:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Victory on 12/05/07. A new message from Mark Zuckerberg, big switch from opt-out to opt-in, plus a NEW PERMANENT OPT OUT FEATURE! You made a big difference, folks.
http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=7584397130

MoveOn Reaction To Facebook's 12/05/07 Policy Change:

"Sites like Facebook are revolutionizing how we communicate with each other and organize around issues together in a 21st century democracy.The big question is: Will corporate advertisers get to write the rules of the Internet or will these new social networks protect our basic rights, like privacy? Facebook's policy change is a big step in the right direction, and we hope it begins an industry-wide trend that puts the basic rights of Internet users ahead of the wish lists of corporate advertisers." - Adam Green, MoveOn.org Civic Action

PART OF FACEBOOK'S NEW POLICY:

No stories will be published without users proactively consenting.

If a user does nothing with the initial notification on Facebook, it will hide after some duration without a story being published. When a user takes a future action on a Beacon site, it will reappear and display all the potential stories along with the opportunity to click "OK" to publish or click "remove" to not publish.

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SOME IMPORTANT LINKS:

Give feedback to Facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/cs_forms/fshelp.php?page=9

How to Block Beacon in Firefox:
http://www.ideashower.com/blog/block-facebook-beacon/

Press questions about this group? Click here:
http://pol.moveon.org/feedback/press/
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11/20/07 - 1 member
11/20/07 - 5,000 members
11/22/07 - 10,000 members
11/23/07 - 15,000 members
11/25/07 - 20,000 members
11/26/07 - 25,000 members
11/27/07 - 35,000 members
11/28/07 - 45,000 members
11/29/07 - 50,000 members

*Late 11/29/07 - Victory on the private data sharing issue. Facebook changed from opt-out to opt-in - no private purchases on other sites made public on Facebook without explicit permission.

11/30/07 - 55,000 members
12/01/07 - 60,000 members
12/03/07 - 65,000 members
12/05/07 - 70,000 members
*12/5/07 - Another victory -- addition of permanent opt-out.
12/10/07 - 75,000 members
12/31/07 - 80,000 members!