Update on Pro-Google Tirade (Facebook!)

Awhile ago I posted a tirade about the content of privacy policies of online service providers, citing google as a leader in protecting user privacy. I simultaneously condemned myspace, and implied a lot of social networking sites could go a lot further to protect their users' privacy. Well, I recently gave a second look to facebook's privacy policy (the most recent update was in December 2007) and they've fixed it!!! I must admit the last time I checked it was about 3-4 years ago, but the section which has been updated to my satisfaction (sometime in there) is as follows:

We may be required to disclose user information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws. We do not reveal information until we have a good faith belief that an information request by law enforcement or private litigants meets applicable legal standards. Additionally, we may share account or other information when we believe it is necessary to comply with law, to protect our interests or property, to prevent fraud or other illegal activity perpetrated through the Facebook service or using the Facebook name, or to prevent imminent bodily harm. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents or government agencies. (source: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php)

Now while it is true that "good faith" could be construed either narrowly or broadly, I believe this policy goes a long way toward making me feel that they will take my privacy seriously in all situations; as compared with myspace's statement which still contains no qualification for requests by law enforcement (legal and/or constitutional, or otherwise). Anyway, I now feel comfortable enough to create a facebook account, and I wanted to revise my previous implications about social networking sites in general!

The greatest difference between myspace and facebook, of course, would be that my new favorite facebook is a licensee of the TRUSTe privacy program. I haven't covered
all of TRUSTe's policies, but so far it looks like the membership is (at least) a good sign for an online service provider. The fact that myspace is a subsidiary of the Murdoch empire, I guess I'm not that surprised it doesn't support this third party privacy program...
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