Facebook’s True and Disquieting Colours?

As most of you no doubt have heard, Facebook

founder Mark Zuckerberg was recently married.

Preparations for the ceremony were kept tightly

under wraps, and measures were taken to

protect the privacy of those who attended.

What incredible irony is this, that Mr.

Zuckerberg and company should be entitled to

privacy whenever they want it, while the rest

of us must suffer our personal information to

be harvested like so much ripe fruit?

Facebook’s data gathering tactics can be

somewhat circumvented, but not everyone knows

how. Some would suggest abstinence from

Facebook services, but really, that’s not quite

enough. It takes a bit of effort, and a fair

amount of irritation. But even then, who’s to

confirm that we’ve really got all our bases

covered in the fight for privacy? Newer and

more clandestine methods of surveilling end-user

activity always seem to turn up after already

having been active for some time. So when

someone shows he actually believes in privacy,

yet still, for all intents and purposes, forces

divulgence upon others, is that not hypocrisy?

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