In an attempt to improve email address privacy, Facebook has screwed up big time in what seems like a self-serving attempt to increase usage of @facebook.com email addresses that direct to your Facebook Messages Inbox. Now everyone's personal email addresses have been hidden from their profiles, regardless of previously selected privacy settings. Instead, your @facebook.com contact info is the only one visible to people with permission to see your email addresses. This�makes it harder for friends to contact you via third-party email unless you reset your controls. I think Facebook should seriously consider a rollback or at least some strong notification of the changes so that 900 million people don't suddenly find their email addresses more closed and disconnected.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Facebook Hides Your Email Address Leaving Only @Facebook.com Visible. Undo This Poppycock Now
In an attempt to improve email address privacy, Facebook has screwed up big time in what seems like a self-serving attempt to increase usage of @facebook.com email addresses that direct to your Facebook Messages Inbox. Now everyone's personal email addresses have been hidden from their profiles, regardless of previously selected privacy settings. Instead, your @facebook.com contact info is the only one visible to people with permission to see your email addresses. This�makes it harder for friends to contact you via third-party email unless you reset your controls. I think Facebook should seriously consider a rollback or at least some strong notification of the changes so that 900 million people don't suddenly find their email addresses more closed and disconnected.
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