Facebook, showbiz and privacy (FT, AF)
By Hollywood Wiretap staff
Watch any videos via Facebook? Post links there to your favorite sites? Click on any from others? What if you don't want folks to know you're watching that guilty pleasure? Well, apparently Facebook wants other people to know. So, according to an activist blog, a special meeting is being held at Facebook HQ to discuss the firestorm of criticism that have engulfed the premier social-networking destination. Financial Times examines the issue from a European viewpoint.
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