Facebook and their new Terms of Service

Facebook recently rewrote their terms of service. The new terms of service suggested that “Facebook would retain personal data even if someone deleted their account,” according to the BBC News.  Since this announcement, many users have been wondering if they should keep or delete their account. Mark Zuckerberg, creator of the online social website Facebook, defends his position for the changes by saying the records would be used to show how people were using the site.

With his defense in mind, I would say that he is on the right tract as it could be a safety measure. I’m saying this as I’m thinking of school shootings and myspace accounts that were investigated. But, that is really the only reason I could see those kind of measures needing to be taken. Regardless, I’m not saying whether I necessarily agree or disagree with Mark Zuckerberg.

One thing is for sure, I have faith that Mark Zuckerberg is going to get everything back on track. I feel secure in saying this after reading on TechCrunch: Zuckerberg On Who Owns User Data on Facebook: It’s Complicated. That article seemed to really shed some light on the changes that are being made. He has already made a huge step in gaining back people’s loyalty. He’s listened to what the people have said in regards to the changes and he has reverted back tothe previous terms of service per the voice of the people. I think he will have the new and improved ToS’s up in no time and they will reflect both the changes he feels need to be made and what Facebook users want.

Tags: BBC News, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

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