What were they thinking?
Editorial: Facebook changes create Facebook stalkers:
Rather than make things harder for predators it seems like Facebook decided to make things easier…
On Tuesday, facebook.com launched a series of new features that have turned every Facebook user into a dreaded �Facebook stalker.�
Now every time a user changes something on Facebook, whether it�s writing a message on someone�s �wall,� adding favorite quotes or adding a �friend,� it is tracked for every Facebook member to see. The site even publishes when the changes were made. Creepy.
Also, Facebook now tracks �stories,� which show how a user�s profile has changed over time. If Josie switches her �relationship status� to single, then switches back to �in a relationship with Joe� a day later, everyone can see they�ve had some problems. Sure, you can�t erase the past, but you used to be able to ignore it on Facebook.
What makes Facebook appealing, and separates it from blog sites like MySpace and Xanga, is that it�s not highly personal. Rather than an online diary, it�s a bulletin board where students can post pictures, keep in touch and create lists that are fun to read but shed little light on the user�s private life.
Facebook used to show only the face users wanted people to see. Change it back.
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