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May 13, 2010 10:46 AM Subscribe
Facebook's privacy policy is now longer than the US constitution.
This post was deleted for the following reason: sort of already talking about this in the other facebook thread. -- jessamyn
*not including amendments, which makes it far more believable.
posted by elizardbits at 10:49 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by elizardbits at 10:49 AM on May 13, 2010
abitrary metrics FTW!!!
posted by 2bucksplus at 10:51 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by 2bucksplus at 10:51 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
Facebook's privacy policy is more quiet than a ghost
posted by Sticherbeast at 10:52 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Sticherbeast at 10:52 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
If you convert the Facebook privacy policy to Hebrew letters, then read everything in a top-bottom, right-left diagonal, all secrets of the universe shall be revealed, including the revelation that "Henry Jacobson joined 1,000,000 strong for not having to hit 'No Carwash' at the gas station."
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 10:53 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 10:53 AM on May 13, 2010
abitrary metrics FTW!!!
Facebook Population: 400,000,000
US Population: 309,000,000
Ratio: approx. 1.29:1
Length of facebook privacy policy: 5830 words
US Constitution length : 4543 words
Ratio: approx. 1.28:1
Sounds like the Facebook provicy policy needs a few more words.
posted by Nothing... and like it at 10:56 AM on May 13, 2010
Facebook Population: 400,000,000
US Population: 309,000,000
Ratio: approx. 1.29:1
Length of facebook privacy policy: 5830 words
US Constitution length : 4543 words
Ratio: approx. 1.28:1
Sounds like the Facebook provicy policy needs a few more words.
posted by Nothing... and like it at 10:56 AM on May 13, 2010
to be fair, the Constitution is so vague as to require an entire branch of government to correctly interpret and apply it, and even still its interpretations are debated. plus there are prenups longer than the Constitution.
posted by fallacy of the beard at 10:58 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by fallacy of the beard at 10:58 AM on May 13, 2010
[insert penis joke here]
The last time I tried to get my John Hancock on Facebook, I was banned for a week.
posted by griphus at 11:00 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
The last time I tried to get my John Hancock on Facebook, I was banned for a week.
posted by griphus at 11:00 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
Apparently the Alabama Constitution is the longest in the world, with 799 amendments.
posted by shakespeherian at 11:00 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 11:00 AM on May 13, 2010
They totally fell for one of those M4k3 1t B1gg3r!!! emails.
posted by Babblesort at 11:03 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 11:03 AM on May 13, 2010
Is Facebook's privacy policy my new bicycle? Because I really need a bicycle that tells me how I can get a grant to go back to college whenever I try to ride anywhere.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 11:04 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by robocop is bleeding at 11:04 AM on May 13, 2010
Yes, an more people act according to FaceBooks terms of service than act in accordance with the US Constitution.
ceci n'est pas rien.
posted by blue_beetle at 11:04 AM on May 13, 2010
ceci n'est pas rien.
posted by blue_beetle at 11:04 AM on May 13, 2010
slides in before closure... but what about the magna carta ? and while we're at it, is the top mgt on fb over their panic attack yet? are people leaving in droves?
posted by infini at 11:09 AM on May 13, 2010
posted by infini at 11:09 AM on May 13, 2010
FB's privacy policy could be longer than War and Peace if it had any real meaning. All you really need to sum up FB's privacy policy is the four words Zuckster wrote to one of his Harvard buddies in 2004: "They trust me. Dumb fucks."
posted by blucevalo at 11:10 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by blucevalo at 11:10 AM on May 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
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