Has anybody else seen the new changes to privacy on facebook. As far as I can tell, there is some information that is publicly available to EVERYBODY!
"Are my privacy settings changing?
Some settings are changing with the recent updates to Facebook privacy, but Facebook?s commitment to providing you control over your information is not. Here?s a summary of what?s changing:
The Privacy page has been simplified, and in that process, some settings have been consolidated. For security reasons, you will now be required to enter your password if you?d like to update your privacy settings.
A privacy control has been added to the publisher at the top of your home and profile page. This allows you to set privacy on individual posts. For example, you could post a status to Everyone or only to Friends. Learn more on the Publisher help page.
Instead of having networks for regions (eg., Australia or New York City), people?s locations are now listed in the "Current City" or "Current Region" field of their profiles. This means if you use the "Friends and Networks" privacy setting, the networks part only applies to work and school networks.
##A basic set of information is publicly available, meaning it?s visible to anyone that?s able to navigate to your profile, applications you use on Facebook, and websites you connect with via Facebook. This information includes your name, profile picture, gender, current city, networks, friend list, and Pages.##
Any additional information (eg., photos or videos) will only be exposed if your privacy settings allow it.
Keep in mind that anyone who navigates to your profile will be able to view your publicly available information and information you?ve made visible to Everyone. In addition, your profile picture appears in places you make comments and posts. You can always change your current profile picture or lower your search visibility if you choose."
Surely we should be able to opt out of people seeing profile pictures etc..?