Facebook privacy hoax claims company will start charging users

The biggest is that Facebook wouldn’t make this kind of privacy change unless it wanted to immediately lose a huge chunk of its users.

When you publish content or information using the Public setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of Facebook, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture).

“Better safe than sorry is right”.

It is highly recommended that you read through the full Terms & Conditions that Facebook has posted on their website. Many fake stories or advisories have circulated on the site over the years, often with ominous advice like “better safe than sorry” attached. The actions mentioned above apply equally to employees, students, agents and/or other staff under the direction of Facebook.The contents of my profile include private information. Facebook is now an open capital entity.Those reading this text can copy it and paste it on their Facebook wall.

These posts should be ignored, not shared further, despite what your totally knowledgeable friends and family members say. After all, it does not cost anything for a simple copy and paste Actually, this one’s true – the only way to avoid paying a subscription to keep your data private is by posting the above message.

A recent hoax that has hit Facebook feeds based on the privacy concerns of its users.

The funniest thing about this all is that everyone thinks that reposting this chain message will prevent Facebook from violating your privacy. Seriously, you can stop copying and pasting it on to your status updates now. Facebook seems to find it amusing, though, and has responded in a slightly humorous fashion.

As it has every time the privacy rumor has cropped up, Snopes.com, which investigates urban legends, debunks the Facebook privacy myth and the monthly fee.

The last Facebook status claiming users must share or risk the site using their private information is a hoax.

If you don’t want Facebook to have information on you, don’t use Facebook. “That is our policy, and it always has been”, the company said at the time. According to the Facebook Help Center, they state they will always keep a free service for everyone.

Since the posts are copied-and-pasted rather than disseminated through the “share” button, it’s impossible to estimate how many times they’ve been shared.