Facebook once again has released a new feature that uses GPS to show you where your friends are and they are able to view where you are located as well. Facebook also automatically enables people to be able to check the places you most recently looked into or where you are right now. Of course not everyone is for this new feature, but if you want to turn it off, you have to look deep into your settings, just like every other feature Facebook has introduced.
My take: I love Facebook and being able to keep in touch with all of my friends and see what new things are going on in their lives, but I have been questioning Facebook when it comes to these new features they have introduced. I don't even think all of these new features are even necessary. It just seems to me like Facebook keeps trying to out-do other social websites, or even themselves, but they don't seem to care about the privacy factor, which is a BIG issue with a lot of users. Another feature Facebook had introduced in the past was the "instant personalization" feature which enabled your data to be sent to other websites without your knowing or permission. Things like this can be scary, because with features like these you don't know what information is getting sent to what place. Your address, telephone numbers, and any other information you wouldn't want given out to any old stranger, could be all over the web. Facebook is getting really questionable in their actions, and will likely lose a lot of users because of these privacy issues. I think Facebook is asking to get sued because it is only a matter of time before you hear about how easy it is for predators to find kids/teens through the new Facebook applications. That is just one of the many things that could be likely to happen.
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