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Will this privacy debate actually go anywhere? I doubt it

Senators tell Facebook: tighten privacy policy (from the Washington Post).

This seems to happen every time Facebook make changes, and although this time it is a bit more insidious – if you sign up for a new profile today, your privacy settings are automatically set to public, unlike previously – I still can’t see this going anywhere. Why? Because Facebook are continuing to increase their political clout in Washington, spending and hiring more lobbyists:

Facebook steps up lobbying, deepens ties with intelligence agencies, FTC

Worried yet? Even just a little bit?

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