11 July 2012
FACEBOOK PRIVACY?
June 6, 2012
If you use Facebook regularly, you probably have seen the following in the last couple of days:
PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning – any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other “picture” art posted on my profile.
You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee , agent , student or any personnel under your direction or control.
The contents of this profile are private and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
Ignore it, it is one of many hoaxes that appear on Facebook. As I understand it, the law cited has to do with commercial law, and does not address anything about privacy in Facebook or otherwise.
BUT, the hoax does remind us of an important topic, Facebook Privacy. Your privacy in Facebook is controlled by you through your privacy settings. To find your privacy settings, look for the small arrow on the top right hand portion of your Facebook page,