You probably have switched to facebook right now, thay would be the worst move you could make, there is no such thing as privacy on the internet and anyone can see photos and see your messages at any given time, there are websites dedicated for just that.. also SOCIAL NETWORKING - in facebook there are many applications that people use to connect to the same person more than once, and even you block them from seeing your account they can still message you etc…

Before siging up to these “Free Services” - read the agreement —

In canada Facebook breaks 22 privacy laws..

Facebook privacy
Editorial

National Post
Published: Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Canadians love Facebook. Over seven million of us have created profiles on the popular social networking site. But according to four summer law interns at the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPC), Facebook is not the free ride some might assume.

In a complaint filed with Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, law students accuse Facebook of 22 violations of Canadian privacy laws.

To oversimplify, CIPPC sees Facebook as a personal information weigh-station connecting your bio to paying advertisers. This is true to an extent. While Facebook’s set-up does allow you to opt out of most information sharing, its design coaxes users to make their information available to a wide network of people.

CIPPC’s key complaint is that Facebook requires users to go to some lengths to opt out of providing personal information. The default setting gives Facebook consent to do what it wishes with user information — an alleged violation of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

And despite the variety of privacy settings available to Facebook users, it turns out they can’t actually control who sees their profile information — certain loopholes regarding third-party applications mean that users are left at the mercy of their online friends’ privacy settings. Facebook has noted that almost all their data is “willingly shared by users,” but the social networking site needs to be more forthright about what they are using this data for. Many users are not aware that their information is being sold to advertisers. That should change. Facebook must be more forthcoming and make it easier for users to opt out of information sharing.

At the same time, nothing is free in this life and Facebook provides a service Canadians clearly want and enjoy. It offers users a service and shares information with advertisers that can hardly be considered confidential. CIPCC may have a bone to pick with Facebook, and involving the privacy commissioner certainly garnered headlines for the complainants. But sharing personal information gladly given to friends is not a high price to pay for a service that millions of Canadians have made part of their daily lives.

So now your a bit more informed - social networking such as Facebook, and myspace and even your msn that you have been using since the 6th grade are not safe for anyone….