You have probably seen Facebook, the social networking site. You may even have a profile there. Have you thought about what happens when you want to delete your profile? This week’s article discusses the experiences that some people have had when they tried to delete their accounts. Go to the links below and read the articles. They have similar, but slightly different information. Write a reflective comment that addresses my questions and expresses your opinion about the topic.
Do you know anyone who tried to delete their Facebook account and experienced the “bug” in the system? Was the office manager’s reaction appropriate? Should Facebook create a one-step "delete account" button, instead of using the form that they now have? Comment on Facebook’s use of Beacon. Should people have privacy concerns about using Facebook?
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18 comments:
I know several persons who tried to delete their Facebook account and experienced the “bug” in the system. Not only they experienced the “bug” but also they had to go through various tedious steps. The officer manger’s reaction is not appropriate because he should make it easy for Facebook users to delete their account. Indeed, Facebook needs to create a one-step “delete account” button, instead of using the form that they have now. These days, people use Facebook to collect personal information. So yes, people should be concerned about privacy when using Facebook.
I do not know of anyone who has tried to delete their Facebook account and encountered this problem. In fact, I didn't even know that there was anything wrong with the system until now. I think that the office managers reaction was appropriate. I also think that Facebook should have a one-step deleteing process. It would be much easier from what I hear, and it would be much quicker. I think that people should have privacy concerns with Facebook. It is scary that a man was able to look at his part of his account on Google after deleteing it.
Facebook is a very popular website so I never knew or heard of a person who tried to delete their account. I do think that they should make the deletion of an account a one-step process. The manager’s reaction towards the situation is wrong because he should make the users satisfied to avoid bad reputation.
I think that people should be concerned with their privacy because there are a lot of people who are on Facebook just to collect personal information from other users.
No, I personally don’t use Facebook and don’t know anyone that has encountered such problems. The office manager’s reaction was according to the situation-a website storing personal information without the knowledge of the person violates privacy. Facebook should have one delete button and not make the quitting process so complicated. On Facebook there is very limited privacy, but the advertising program Beacon was too much. I was surprised to find that no one hasn’t sued Facebook yet. But I am sure it will come.
I'm a big Facebook user. I use it daily to waste time and to keep in touch with friends. I've heard that before with Facebook if you cancelled your account and then reactivated it, everything you had before would be restored. At first that seemed like a good idea, but after reading these articles I've changed my mind. I think Facebook should make an easy one-button step for deleting accounts. If someone doesn't want to use their account then they should be able to delete it without worrying that their information and things will still be available on the site. If you delete your account and then regret it later, that's just too bad. It's definitely better to have the account disappear completely when it's deleted rather than stay in the sites memory incase someone wants to reactivate their account.
I do not know of anyone who tried to delete their Facebook account in the first place. In fact, the first time I've heard of this 'bug' was today, while reading the blog article. No, of course the office manager's reaction is not appropriate, and like Joseph said, the Facebook committee should make it easier for people to delete their account, not create more obstacles that only make things harder. I think it would be for the best if there was a single delete button that would do the job instead of having people go through different pages notifying the deletion. If someone wants to delete their account, they would want to just do it, they would want the easy way out. The people are deleting their account, which cares about questions and statements, it would be a lot easier to just have a single 'delete' button to do the job. I personally think that people shouldn't have any privacy concerns since they control everything. People control who they are friends with, who they talk with, and who views their profile. If there's a privacy problem for one of the Facebook users, then it's their problem for not being careful. If people are worried about privacy, and about who gets to see what. There is a 'limited profile' area where you can choose to limit other people's access to your profile.
I do not know anyone that has tried to delete their Facebook account before, so I was completely shocked by this "bug" is the system. I believe that the office manager's reaction was completely appropriate, considering he desired to delete his account a whole two months before his profile was erased. I also agree that Facebook should ditch the form for a delete button. A delete button is simple, and clean. A form means explaination, means questions. People shouldn't have to explain their reasons for leaving. And the Beacon application, definitely a bad move. People like their privacy, take that away, and you'll have an angry mob at your heels.
I have tried deactivating my account on Facebook on several occasions but sadly this cannot be done. First, I tried to do it normally through going to the settings and going to deactivate my account. To my surprise, there is no delete account button. It is almost impossible to delete your account. If you go through the deactivate button, the account will be put on hold until you finally activate it again. I think this could interfere with people’s privacy. I think the main reason behind Facebook’s decision to not delete accounts is because then they could use deactivated accounts in case there is a breech of privacy. Personally, I don’t mind if they store my account on their database but sometimes I want to start over with no friends or other contacts and surprisingly I can’t do that unless I sign in with a different name and different email. I would advise that Facebook give users more options in what they can do with their account. Sometimes I want to start over fresh, but instead, I am forced to keep the friends I am with and only deactivate my account.
Being a very active Facebook user myself, no, I don’t know anyone who tried to delete their Facebook account. My first reaction to the article was why would Facebook want to force people to stay on the site? I used to think that it is a very efficient site in terms of meeting the needs of the users, but after reading this article I may have changed my mind. Yes, I think the office manager’s reaction to his situation was appropriate because once you have deleted your account; you should not be able to access it on Google. I think that Facebook could at least make it clear to the user what ‘deleting’ the account means. Yes, Facebook should create a one-step “delete account” button, because each user has a right to get out just as easily as they would get in. I think Facebook’s use of Beacon was very disturbing because I personally trust Facebook to be a site that protects the privacy of the user. I was very surprised to hear this, and yes after learning this fact I think that people should have some concerns. But as an overall site it is pretty respectful of the user’s privacy.
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Yes, I do know someone that has tried to delete their facebook account but they didn’t receive the Bug. I was surprised to hear about that “Bug“. Yes, I do think that office manager’s reaction was appropriate. I highly recommend Facebook to make a delete button, because that way its much easier, it will also ensure the privacy of the former user. I don’t think they should consider the Beacon, mainly because people need their privacy.
I personally Don't know of anyone who has tried to delete their facebook account. But then again, i have only been an active facebook user for a few months and I have never heard of it before. To my knowledge, I didn't know that there was a "bug" when you tried to delete a facebook account. I've always thought that it just gets deleted. I don't really know why people are getting upset when their accounts aren't fully deleted because no one can see any of their information. The only thing that the public could see is some "wall" posts that you've posted before. I don't seem to find it disturbing at all either. I think the managers reaction was appropriate. I agree with the fact that facebook should make a one-step "delete account" button. It's much easier and faster. If they do add that feature, then i they should also ask a personal question that you can answer. That way, if someone hacks into your profile, they won't be able to do it because they don't know the answer to the question that only you know the answer for.
No I don’t know anyone who experienced the bug in the system. But usually when a person deletes their account they get an email sent to them to confirm the deletion. Yes Facebook should create a one step "delete account" button because the form is too long and maybe the person that wants to delete their account is in a hurry. I think the beacon intrudes people’s privacy and for example when I write something on someone’s wall, the message isn’t only displayed on the wall but also on the home page of every mutual friend that I have with that person. If people just add random people that they don’t know as their friends then they should be concerned, but if not then I think it’s a lot safer than Myspace or any other social websites.
I don't know anyone who tried deleteing their Facebook but experienced a bug, i don't even know anyone who tried deleting their Facebook at all. The office manager's reaction was not clever because they made it pretty difficult to delete their Facebook which would annoy a lot of users. Facebook should not have a one step delete but also should not make it so difficult to delete. The reason they shouldnt have a one step delete is because if someone figures out their password he can delete their account easily. I think Facebook should make you answer a few secret questions before you can delete. People should deffinitley have privacy settings on Facebook especially when they are underaged because all of the pedofiles out these days.
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Well, I don't plan on leaving it any time soon, however, even if I do. I'll just leave it up, there is nothing wrong on it so I seen o problem with leaving it up. However, I have heard of all these problems. Realistically, I think it's overdramatization over such a small thing. And for those who have legitimate concerns, well, you should have thought about that first before releasing public information on the internet. On top of that, you have things like archive.com which archive web pages. It's good to log things, it's very handy in cases of lawsuits, and I believe that is what Facebook is worried about.
I do not know anyone who tried to delete their Facebook account and experienced the “bug” in the system, but I have heard of some similar cases online. People complained of the bothersome they had to go through as they tried to delete their accounts. The officer manager’s reaction is not only appropriate but it’s quite natural. Who’d like to see their previous profile on a search engine like Google when they are confirmed that it’s been completely deleted? Facebook should create a one-step "delete account" button, instead of using the form that they now have, and it’s not only Facebook, but every social networking website that requires user profile should do the same. In that way, users would feel safe, concerning their privacy.
I do not know anyone who has tried to delete his or her Facebook account and experienced the “bug in the system, but I believe that the office manager’s reaction was a bit too over the top. Facebook should create a one-step delete button, and yes I believe that people should have concerns about using Facebook, even though I use it myself putting too much information could be dangerous.
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I don't know anyone who tried to delete their Facebook account. Nevertheless, anyone should be able to do so if they want to. It is a little ridiculous that this is not already an option, and a one-step "delete button" should be higher on Facebook's priority list than adding new applications or almost anything else. The introduction of Beacon didn't bother me that much when it happened, because it only displayed information that was available by looking at my page (who has written on my wall, what changes I have made to my list of favorite bands, etc) but I was relieved when they made it an option to opt out. People should not have privacy concerns about using Facebook, because, after all, you choose what information about yourself is displayed on the website, and you can be as selective as you want about who can see what.
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