Facebook Privacy Notice Hoax

Story:

In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, paintings, writing, publications, photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berne Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times!

(Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws. By the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook’s direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute).

Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information contained in your profile status updates..

Other Versions

1. For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless you state otherwise, anyone can infringe on your right to privacy once you post to this site. It is recommended that you and other members post a similar notice as this, or you may copy and paste this version. If you do not post such a statement once, then you are indirectly allowing public use of items such as your photos and the information contained in your status updates.

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.

2. I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute).
NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. copy and paste.

Analysis:

The ‘Facebook Privacy Notice’ message posted on Facebook walls in many versions claims to protect the user’s personal details and all other data from unauthorized copying. As detailed below, the aforementioned stories coming as Facebook privacy notice updates are not facts.

The Facebook privacy notice claims that any Facebook user can copy and paste the message text on his wall, and this supposedly will protect his privacy and forbids Facebook to disclose, copy or share any content related to his profile. The notice also points that Facebook has now become an open capital entity, and that all its members are supposed to recommended and publish a notice like this. Facebook users who read this notice got frightened about their privacy and started circulating it. However, this is not a fact. Both Facebook and its users are bound to the same terms and conditions that are accepted by users while signing up for this social networking service, so posting a notice like this on user’s Facebook wall will not do anything to change that.

According to Facebook’s legal terms of service, the user grants permission to Facebook to use, distribute, and share his information and content, subject to the terms and applicable privacy settings.

The Facebook privacy notice is a hoax, it need not be posted. This fake privacy notice actually started spreading few days after Facebook posted its new privacy guidelines in late 2012, that it would allow its users to comment on proposed changes to Facebook governing documents (i.e. the rules for how Facebook treats your information and privacy), but not vote. Similar fake privacy notice messages also circulated on Facebook in the past.