Facebook is one of the most well recognizable social media websites in the world. With such pristine status, and with any social media website for that matter, comes the Terms of Use Agreement that all users are abide to agree with in order to have use of the site. Contrary to a previous blog post made scorning Facebook for their ethical decisions on the privacy of its users, I feel that Facebook has not overstepped their authority and violated the privacy of users. As it states in the Data Use Policy, people who use Facebook are giving it the right to any and all information displayed and actions done on that user’s Facebook page. In my opinion, if someone is wanting to take advantage of the Facebook world, then you are agreeing to the fundamental ideas of that social media site. Facebook is social, this means that information is intended to be shared. If one wishes to use the site, then they should abide by the fact that their information is now on the internet. It is up to the users’ discretion as to how they make use of the site. For instance, Facebook makes it clear that there are privacy options, and that you can protect your information and your Facebook page in numerous ways. I find it hypocritical for people to be shocked, and to bash this corporation for their data usage, when in reality those people have made the details of their lives only a click away. If you are not wanting strangers to see your personal information, then I suggest you re-evaluate your use of the internet in its entirety as Facebook is not the only website with a Terms of Use agreement that no one reads.

Sources:

http://blogs.ubc.ca/christiechau/

Facebook. “Data Use Policy.” Facebook. N.p., n.d. Web. <https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info>.