Adbusters wants to “unclick Google” in a new protest

They created a subversive Greasemonkey script. Adbusters, who, as you might guess by the name, like to bust the chops of advertisers, dislikes the company’s new customized ad services and to protest, they’ve created a new script that clicks on every single ad on a page. Their end goal? To create a script that clicks on the ads AND removes them from every page they’re on. Ah, to be stupid kids with counterculture ethos. source

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Because of the feedback we received, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.
Facebook • in a message to its users, labeled “Terms of Use Update” posted today. After much controversy, the service backed down publicly. • source

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Users respond … … by creating a group critical of the changed terms of service. As of right now, the page has over 12,000 users, but give it 12 hours and it’ll probably be triple that. Unlike other times people have criticized the service (like the redesign and the news feed), this Facebook-owns-your-life brouhaha might be harder to forget about. source

Users respond … … by creating a group critical of the changed terms of service. As of right now, the page has over 12,000 users, but give it 12 hours and it’ll probably be triple that. Unlike other times people have criticized the service (like the redesign and the news feed), this Facebook-owns-your-life brouhaha might be harder to forget about.
Mark Zuckerberg responds … … by claiming that Facebook believes that the license is “necessary” to provide users with the service. However, he says that they’ve been refining the language of the terms of service over time. Says Zuckerberg: “Our philosophy that people own their information and control who they share it with has remained constant.” Your users certainly hope so, dude. source

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They can do what they want when they want, forever. Know those photos of you partying that you don’t want your employers to see? Or that message in your Inbox to your ex-girlfriend where you got all whiny and depressing? Bet you thought you were sharing it with just your friends, right? Well, thanks to a chance in the terms of service, you’re also sharing it with Facebook, which can use your content as they want, says The Consumerist. source

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The benefits of mass transit with the privacy of a car? We’re (sorta) curious. source

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