[privacy] WSJ: Facebook Tracking of User Activity Riles Privacy Advocates, Members

[Juha-Matti Laurio]

"Some users of the Facebook Inc. Web site have been startled by a new feature that tracks their activity outside of the site and shows it to their friends
-- renewing questions about the privacy implications of a growing practice of exploiting personal information in online advertising.

The social-networking service earlier this month began posting updates about users' activities on Web sites outside of Facebook and on commercial pages within Facebook
-- in some cases, alongside ads from the companies behind those Web sites or pages."
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And later

"MoveOn.org Civic Action, a media-watchdog group, created a group on the Facebook site yesterday called, "Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!"
By last night, nearly 2,000 Facebook members had joined the group."

The entire article is located at
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119560466428899897.html?mod=rss_whats_news_technology

Facebook group page mentioned (logging needed):
Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5930262681&4

- Juha-Matti