Facebook Privacy Hoaxes Circulating Again
BOSTON (CBS) -- Are you seeing posts from Facebook friends warning about privacy changes coming to the social network?
CBS News reports that two popular privacy hoaxes are being shared on Facebook once again, but there still isn't any truth to them.
One common status claims to protect the user from copyright infringement by Facebook.
"I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future," part of the message reads.
Another says that Facebook is charging £5.99 a month to keep your posts private, unless the message is posted on the user's page.
CBS News notes that Facebook tackled the copyright infringement rumors several years ago.
"This is false. Anyone who uses Facebook owns and controls the content and information they post, as stated in our terms," Facebook said. "They control how that content and information is shared. That is our policy, and it always has been."
A more recent Facebook scam to avoid are posts asking people to divulge personal information in return for early access to the "dislike" button that the company is developing.
