Changes

In September 2006, Yahoo! began talks with Facebook about a possible acquisition for as high as $1 billion. In October Google allegedly offered $2.3 billion.<ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2006/10/10/first-youtube-now-facebook-rumors-circulate]</ref>

In September 2006, Yahoo! began talks with Facebook about a possible acquisition for as high as $1 billion. In October Google allegedly offered $2.3 billion.<ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2006/10/10/first-youtube-now-facebook-rumors-circulate]</ref>

==Concerns==

==Privacy Issues==

* As with all social networking websites, there is concern with users' privacy. Many users display personal information, such as where they live and pictures of themselves. This makes them more vulnerable to phishing attacks and stalking.

Compared to [[Myspace]], Facebook gives the user many more options for privacy controls. Under the default private settings, only Facebook users in the same network, or friends of the user, can access another user's profile. There are also separate privacy controls for each type of information (blogs, messages, address and telephone numbers, photos). A user in a completely different network will have no access to another user's profile unless they are added as a friend.<ref> [http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fa/facebook.htm]</ref> Despite these controls, the same problems exist as with any other networking website:

* Some universities have begun to use students' pages to investigate underage drinking and other violations of university policy.<ref> [http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fa/facebook.htm]</ref>

 

* Some employers have begun to research prospective employees by browsing their Facebook sites, possibly affecting their chance at being hired. <ref>[http://www.bju.edu/collegian/index.php?issue=104&article=1084 Facebook, MySpace impact employee hiring], The Collegian Staff, Bob Jones University, Accessed October 30, 2008</ref>

* Many users post their full address, e-mail address, birthday, and telephone number, and these can be available to their entire network. This information in the wrong hands can be used for purposes of phishing, stalking, or even identity theft.

* Facebook introduced a new layout that was unsuccessful in its attempt to reorganize the site into a simpler layout, provoking angry backlashes against it by some users.

* Some universities have begun to use students' pages to investigate underage drinking and other violations of university policy. This is very possible, since university faculty and staff can sign up for the same network as their students through their campus e-mail account.<ref> [http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fa/facebook.htm]</ref>

*The so-called "news feed" has aroused some discomfort among Facebook users, as it collects all changes among one's friends and posts whenever a user logs in.

*The "wallpaper" feature allows a user to send a message to another user which remains on their profile page. This posting is viewable to everyone who can view the page, and shows up on the news feed for all friends of both the sender and the recipient.

*As with Google ads, Facebook collects profile information, and places ads on the page that reflect the user's personal information.

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