Senators Consider Banning Automatic Media Sharing on Facebook
It's been a long day at work. You walk in the door, drop your bag and turn on your computer. You start a playlist on Spotify. Bon Jovi roars, "It's my life, it's now or never ..." Facebook pops up, "Would you like to share this song with your friends?" You click yes. Songs keep playing and Facebook keeps asking if you want to share them. Time for TV. Old "Saturday Night Live" clips are good for a laugh, and Hulu has them on Facebook. You watch "Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley," a skit by Al Franken long before he became a senator for Minnesota. Again, Facebook asks if you want to share the show with your friends. Funny, because you already authorized those apps to publish whatever you listen to or watch. [More] ...
Source: Scientific American - Sunday, 12 February
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