After reading a report today that MySpace (remember them?) routinely hands over user information to its advertisers and other interested parties, I was reminded of the following video which shows that Facebook users should be less concerned with the site's regular programming glitches which allow enemies/employers/ex-girlfriends, etc. on the front side to see your information, and a lot more concerned with all those folks on the back side to whom you have already signed off your privacy rights-- corporations and (if you are to believe this video) intelligence agencies.
Now, I'm far from being a conspiracy theorist, and I am very aware of the genuine benefits of social networking sites... but until I can find one that actually gives a rip (a genuine rip) about user privacy--and this is coming from a guy who writes a blog post for all the world to see 2-3 times a week-- I'll take a pass. As for folks who say "(fill in the blank) is the best/hottest/most happening site out there and everybody is on it," I seem to recall they said the same about Friendster and Chatroulette too.
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