Although there are benefits to the privacy settings of Facebook such as a personalized web experience, there are also many disadvantages. It's great that we can transform the web to how we want it to be, but it's also daunting that our privacy is disappearing. Most people are familiar with privacy settings on Facebook but many people also don't know how to change the settings and don't even realize that they are displaying their personal life to the entire world. With websites like Facebook and Twitter making it easier for companies and other third parties to gain personal information of users, the Internet becomes a more complicated and scary place.
It's also odd and interesting that such a vast majority of privacy policy complaints are against Facebook when Twitter is more known for its lack of privacy. This is, I think, because Twitter has simpler privacy settings and Facebook's settings are a little more complicated. Also, people expect Twitter to be more open because it has a more announcement type style where it's meant to publicize what a person is trying to say but Facebook contains many personal details that Twitter does not and it's expected to keep those details safe and secure, which it does not. I was disappointed when I found out how easy it is for third-party companies and corporations to see what I'm doing on Facebook and what I'm interested in because that's exactly what I don't want the companies to find out for fear of being an advertising target. I don't want to be sold out, which I feel Facebook is doing.
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