Facebook Responds to EPIC FTC Timeline Complaint

An anonymous reader writes with a snippet from a ZDNet article: "The Electronic Privacy Information Center is unhappy with the way Facebook launched its new Timeline profile. Last month, the privacy organization complained Facebook went too far because it started rolling out the redesign without asking users first. EPIC then followed up with a (four-page letter (PDF) to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate the new feature to insure that it meets with the terms of a November 29th FTC-Facebook settlement. Facebook denies these claims, saying that the Timeline launch has nothing to do with its users' privacy."

Re:What it has to do with privacy?

[DCTech]

On the same subject actually, I really wish Slashdot would remove those flickering social buttons on the posts. It's not even the fact that they're there (which is still somewhat ridiculous, but), it's the fact that they flicker as you move mouse. Makes it really hard to concentrate on actually reading the posts.

Re:What it has to do with privacy?

[Nursie]

Adblock Plus - add a rule to block "http://a.fsdn.com/sd/commentshareicons.png"

Seems to have fixed it for me, they are most annoying and I can't think of a time I have ever wanted to share someone else's slashdot post on social media sites.

Re:Remove social buttons from comments?

[_0xd0ad]

Can, and already did. You can too.

Block them everywhere:
#a(href*=facebook.com/sharer)
#a(href*=plusone.google.com/_/+1)
#a(href*=twitter.com/intent)

or just on Slashdot:
slashdot.org#a(href*=facebook.com/sharer)
slashdot.org#a(href*=plusone.google.com/_/+1)
slashdot.org#a(href*=twitter.com/intent)

Bonus filters, no additional charge:
#a(href*=goat.)
#a(href*=goatse.)
slashdot.org#a(href*=/boredgeek)
slashdot.org#a(href*=/geekatwork)
slashdot.org#a(href*=/goo.gl/)
slashdot.org#a(href*=/is.gd/)