re: #26 marjoriemoon

I think it’s ignorance on the part of the public. They simply aren’t aware of the dangers and since it isn’t coming from the government, they don’t see a problem.

And ironically enough, it was government intervention that resulted in Facebook even bothering to improve what privacy controls it has:

Facebook agrees to address Privacy Commissioner’s concerns

OTTAWA, August 27, 2009 — Facebook has agreed to add significant new privacy safeguards and make other changes in response to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s recent investigation into the popular social networking site’s privacy policies and practices.