I hate Facebook. I hate their constant changes to UI without adequate customer feedback. I can’t stand the deteriorating usability they introduce with each update. The frequent updates to the terms of service force me to give up more control over my data each update. The usability of their account and privacy controls are absolutely appalling. The cavalier attitude of their young and immature upper management toward their customers is disgusting. The way they introduce changes to access levels/privacy settings and open up their client data is disgusting.
I don’t trust Facebook. Never have, and never will. Unfortunately, with their actions they’ve lowered my trust from minimal levels to less than zero.
Unfortunately, they’ve got me by the cajones. Their client base includes my connections. I have to decide whether my distrust of Facebook is great enough to sever my easy access of up to date information from those close to me. How important is that data to me?
I cancelled my Facebook account, and I can’t see why any sensible person would keep theirs. It never ceases to amaze me how much privacy and personal information people will give away for the sake of a tiny bit of convenience. “Land of the Free” my ass… more like “Land of the Voluntary Slaves”.
I’ve reduced the information in my profile significantly and using the bio field to replace the forced links for work, education, etc. I have been otherwise occupied, so I haven’t been taking a computer home from work with me this week, meaning that I haven’t been on Facebook for 3 days now. I honestly don’t miss it. The influx of information from others is really more than I need for the most part.