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Why Does Facebook Make It So Difficult?

May 27, 2010 •

I’m delighted to get back some con­trol over my pri­vacy set­tings in Face­book. Unlike Facebook’s founder, I believe I own my rela­tion­ships, and I should be in com­plete con­trol over who gets to see what.

Hav­ing said that, I’m upset that Face­book forces me to waste so much time mon­i­tor­ing my pri­vacy set­tings and pro­file options. And just when I think I’ve got it under con­trol, they go and change some­thing.

I was shocked to learn (via the NYT) there are >50 places to tog­gle spe­cific pri­vacy set­tings in Face­book. I’m still over­whelmed at the com­plex­ity revealed in the May 12 New York Times’ info­graphic about Facebook’s pri­vacy options. If it wasn’t obvi­ous before, this info­graphic makes it clear that Face­book sides with the adver­tis­ers’ needs over those of the mil­lions of peo­ple who entrust their per­sonal infor­ma­tion to Face­book pages and friend­ship net­works.

Speak­ing of com­plex­ity…

And then there are the appli­ca­tion set­tings, espe­cially if you want to block unwanted apps or games that may be mean­ing­ful to your friends, but not to you. Far­mville addicts with noth­ing bet­ter to do can clut­ter up your wall really quickly…

It took a few days, but I’ve finally learned how to block the unwanted posts about hun­gry, lost or neglected ani­mals.

Sigh. It shouldn’t be so hard…

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Semi-retired marketing exec, transitioning from a career in high tech. Now "managed" by two Tonkinese cats. Missing travel and friends on the West Coast. Avid reader and foodie. Staying active with long walks, biking, kayaking and yoga.

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