10 Reasons to Drop Facebook (a rant by a dude on Gizmodo--he's right, tho', so read it & be concerned, too)

Saw this on Gizmodo and thought it was worth repeating--really just #10 on the list. The other ones are good, too, but click on the Gizmodo link to get to the rest of them.

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Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook

by Dan Yoder

10. Facebook's Terms Of Service are completely one-sided
Let's start with the basics. Facebook's Terms Of Service state that not only do they own your data (section 2.1), but if you don't keep it up to date and accurate (section 4.6), they can terminate your account (section 14).

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9. Facebook's CEO has a documented history of unethical behavior
8. Facebook has flat out declared war on privacy
7. Facebook is pulling a classic bait-and-switch
6. Facebook is a bully
5. Even your private data is shared with applications
4. Facebook is not technically competent enough to be trusted
3. Facebook makes it incredibly difficult to truly delete your account
2. Facebook doesn't (really) support the Open Web
1. The Facebook application itself sucks

via gizmodo.com

I remember having a conversation with @lilpecan about privacy on the 'net and we both wondered what happens when sites like Facebook get things wrong and #10 answers the question--it turns out that it's our fault if sites like Facebook get it wrong.

Nice. I'll begin blaming myself now...

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