Social Networking Privacy Policies

Nowadays there are many worries about the privacy of social networking sites. Some policies are great for users others can be deceiving.  Here are two policies on facebook that I found interesting.

"Review tags friends add to your facebook"

 I thought this was useful because it can filter photos or posts you do not want on your facebook. Even if you do not log onto facebook all the time, giving people time to see something you do not want posted, you have to approve the tag first. This is a great policy. So let's say you someone posts an incriminating picture of you. Instead of your tag automatically being published, when you log on you must approve the tag before it becomes public.


When blocking someone this is what facebook says:


"Once you block someone, that person can no longer be your friend on Facebook or interact with you (except within apps and games you both use and groups you are both a member of)."

It is very useful to be able to block someone, especially if they are harassing you or causing problems. What suprised me thought was the fact that the blocked person can still interact with you on facebook through apps. I think that it is a good thing though that facebook allows users to block one another. This can prevent a lot of problems.