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rawneeWe all know there was a big fuss about FB changing their terms and conditions to give them ownership of what was posted on their user's pages, but I wonder how many of us have actually read the Terms & Conditions on the sites we sign up for?
FB are now admitting that users should retain complete control over what they post and that ex-users can request that all their posts etc. are removed. I was a frequent poster (and a moderator) on a forum that changed it's T&Cs after I left (long story, suffice to say a few of us left under a cloud). They were changed to state that the forum owners held copyright over everything that was posted.
Any other forum I have any association with has always informed it's members before it changed it's T&Cs to allow it's members the oppportunity of refusing to continue their membership, but not this one.
As I hadn't agreed to this and asked that all my posts and anything referrring to me be removed, I was told that "no, they wouldn't be removed because it was a 'public' forum (the clue is in the name)". Interesting to note that the 'public' forum has now been made 'members only'.
FB are now admitting that users should retain complete control over what they post and that ex-users can request that all their posts etc. are removed. I was a frequent poster (and a moderator) on a forum that changed it's T&Cs after I left (long story, suffice to say a few of us left under a cloud). They were changed to state that the forum owners held copyright over everything that was posted.
Any other forum I have any association with has always informed it's members before it changed it's T&Cs to allow it's members the oppportunity of refusing to continue their membership, but not this one.
As I hadn't agreed to this and asked that all my posts and anything referrring to me be removed, I was told that "no, they wouldn't be removed because it was a 'public' forum (the clue is in the name)". Interesting to note that the 'public' forum has now been made 'members only'.
