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This article highlights some points of the privacy policy of Facebook. The idea is simply to inform the reader, user or not this social network, and illustrate the very functioning of the social Web.

For the preparation of a course on using Web 2.0 tools by women and politicians (training Being an elected 2.0 and manage their email reputation on the Internet ) that I give at the end of January to elect (e) s of local communities, I am interested in the Privacy Policy of Facebook (you know, the document you never read when you subscribe to an online service ...).

This document is available from the homepage of Facebook and before the opening of the account (unlike certain other documents Facebook ... yet mentioned in this document), it can not be blamed for this service hide his future member how personal data will be used by the most famous of social networks.

Reading this document reveals, however, some nuggets that show how the personal data elements on which each new subscriber actually loses control. Why? Simply because the very nature of web service office is to use your personal information to help you know in order to offer services that match your needs.

In the case of Facebook, this knowledge allows him to help you expand your circle of "friends". However, to achieve its goals of socialization, Facebook does not simply follow your behavior within its service. It will also analyze your behavior on other websites and vice versa allow outside sites use information from your profile.

The real information (revelation for some I think) revealed by the paper Privacy in Facebook is good one: when you register on Facebook, the service will track your activities within the Facebook ... but also on the Web . As a bonus it is written at the end of the document: "By using Facebook, you agree that your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States."

If you do not have the patience to read this document for yourself but you want to check my connection, I invite you to read below for exact quotes taken from the document Privacy Policy Facebook dated December 9, 2009. Good reading

• Privacy Settings
  • "You manage (the) distribution (your information) using the privacy settings (Note: To access the page "Privacy Settings", you must have an account. It is therefore impossible at the time of registration of become acquainted with them (...)).
  • "Certain categories of information such as your name, your profile photo, your friends list and the pages you're a fan, if you are a man or woman, your region of the world and the networks you belong to are considered public information (including applications) and are not associated with privacy settings. "
• applications and external web
  • "Facebook is also a service that lets you share information on applications and external web sites usable with Facebook"
  • "You can learn more about how this information is communicated (for applications and external Web sites) to the page About the Platform "
  • "Before allowing them access to this information, we ask them to accept conditions limiting how they can use this information (the provisions of Section 9 of our Bill of Rights and Responsibilities ) "
  • "We may disclose information about where you use your computer or device you use, your age, applications and websites for use with Facebook so that they can use certain security measures and control dissemination of their contents. "
• application settings: You can control how your information is used by these external applications and web sites through your application settings (Note: To access the page "application settings" must have an account. It is therefore impossible at the time of registration to become acquainted with (...).)
• Age limit: "No information from children under 13 years."
• Information activities on site: "We keep track of actions you take on Facebook"
• Information on the browser and access device, "we can gather from this unit, information about your browser type, your current location and your IP address and which pages you visit."
• Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect "When you allow an application or a website for use with Facebook, the information we receive from them, as information concerning the use you make of it."
• Information from other websites: "We can receive information on the fact that you have, or not viewed or responded to some ads appearing on other sites to measure the effectiveness of those ads. "
• Information from other users: "We may collect information about you from other Facebook users (identifies you when a friend on a photo or video, provides details about your friendship or indicates a relationship with you) ".
• Copies of deleted information "Even after removing information from your profile or deleting your account, copies of your information may be visible in some places, since they were shared with other users, distributed according to your privacy settings or copied or recorded by other users. "
• Privacy Setting "Everyone": "They can be indexed by search engines and others you can be involved outside of Facebook (like when you visit other websites) and we, or any other person, can import and export without restrictions of confidentiality. "
• Accounts of commemoration: "If we are notified of the death of a user, we may retain his account as Memorial."
• Access Search Engine information publicly available: "Generally, we limit access of search engines to our site. We authorize access to the information set to "Everyone" and your list of public research (but you can disable access to your list of public research in your privacy settings). "
• Disabling or termination of your account: "When you disable an account, it will no longer be accessed by any user, but it will not be deleted. We keep your profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc..) If you decide to reactivate your account later. "
• Restrictions on removal: "we may retain certain information to prevent identity theft or other misconduct even if termination was requested."
• Risks inherent in sharing information: "While we can not afford to set privacy options to limit access to your data, there is no security system perfect or infallible."
• Changes: "We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time"
• Consent to collect information and treatment to the United States: "By using Facebook, you agree that your personal data to be transferred and processed in the United States."