New York Senator Charles Schumer has started reaching out to the FTC to address the issues of privacy and social media. As Facebook’s like feature seems to be plastered on any website worth reading, it might be time to rethink our love of the thumbs up.
Even though Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stands by the changes he’s made on the megasite, questions still loom about how easy it is for the average user to understand the bottom line. In other words, do you really know what happens to your photo once it’s uploaded to Facebook? How about who all knows once you give a company the thumbs up?
As we continue to push the privacy boundaries with each new social media platform, when will users say enough is enough? Or do we need the government to step in and say it for us?
And most importantly, how far is too far?
