Re: [ubuntu-uk] Facing up to Facebook

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Bamford
If it is this article (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/01/facebook.socialnetworking) you are referring to, it doesn't say that Facebook have pulled Beacon, only modified it to stop posting purchasing information publically. It sounds like they still use the system with the same ba

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Facing up to Facebook

2007-12-20 Thread MailGroups
The irony of the piece is that below it is a link to another Guardian article about how Facebook have pulled Beacon, the application that does this nonsense... Back in November... Lee On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 19:30 +, alan c wrote: > The Guardian Technology section today has a heavily negative

[ubuntu-uk] Facing up to Facebook

2007-12-20 Thread alan c
The Guardian Technology section today has a heavily negative piece about Facebook and personal data and advertising related stuff, and also how it seems impossible to close your account. I did open a facebook account a while back because of ubuntu activity, however, I very much doubt I will be