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 basic deal with
their advertisers.
Tom
MailGroups wrote:
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 +0000, alan c wrote:
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 using it in future.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/20/facebook.privacy
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