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Is Facebook really using its new terms of service to own your data?
venturebeat.com - 2/18/2009
Is Facebook really using its new terms of service to own your data?
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Facebook introduced a new terms of service agreement earlier this month for its 175 million users. But the changes went mostly unnoticed until the Consumerist blog published an article on Sunday sayng the new terms allow the social network to “do anything we want with your content, ...
blog.facebook.com - 2/16/2009
On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information
— blog.facebook.com — A couple of weeks ago, we updated our terms of use to clarify a few points for our users. A number of people have raised questions about our changes, so I'd like to address those here. I'll also take the opportunity to explain how we think about ... (more) On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information

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facebook.com - 2/18/2009
People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
— facebook.com — NOW OVER 50,000 STRONG!!! As per Facebook's request, the following was submitted to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt after the story broke Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user ... (more) People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)

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facebook.com - 2/17/2009
People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)
— facebook.com — As per Facebook's request, the following was submitted to Facebook Spokesperson Barry Schnitt after the story broke Monday morning concerning Facebook’s most recent changes to its Terms of Service, and the resulting user backlash. 3 Big Questions for ... (more) People Against the new Terms of Service (TOS)

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Facebook Launches Facebook Bill of Rights, Reverts to Previous Terms of Use
ReadWriteWeb — ... While there remains on ongoing debate about how overbearing the terms actually were in the grand scheme of things, Facebook has decided to revert back to its previous terms, according to a ...

Antisocial: Facebook reverts to its old terms of service
TechBlog — ... : . . . Facebook had introduced a number of changes on February 4th that company founder Mark Zuckerberg describes today as "overly formal and protective." One issue with that version was verbiage saying that Facebook owns your personal data indefinitely, even if you delete your own account. Another issue was a line saying that Facebook owned licensing rights to content on sites that let users share information back to Facebook. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg hoped to calm the storm with ...

Democracy (Sort of) Comes to Facebook [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... Facebook today rolled out a change to its terms of service, after an earlier attempt went terribly wrong. What’s most interesting about the new terms is ...

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Facebook Terms of Service Change Rapidly Turns Into a PR Nightmare — All Facebook
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