There was an interesting post on TechCrunch recently on how the default privacy settings on the web seem to have migrated from “private” (like Facebook’s old privacy rules, which were very strict) to “public” (a la Twitter, where your content is open by default).
Working in a position like mine, where I get to see a lot of the ins and outs of how people use and expect social networks to behave, it is astounding to see some of the complete misunderstandings that happen regarding where user’s data can go.
I’d like to take a quick look at how these privacy rules have changed, and why I’m certain most people don’t understand what their data can actually be used for.