Comments on: An Interesting Trust Experiment Begins http://theappslab.com/2009/06/24/an-interesting-trust-experiment-begins/ Driving Innovation Thu, 24 May 2012 14:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/06/24/an-interesting-trust-experiment-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-7651 Jake Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:15:50 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=3063#comment-7651 Good point. I'm not entirely sure how much typical users care, but I think this is a pretty easy change to describe, i.e. if you choose to share a post with "Everyone", Google will eventually find it.<br><br>Actually, Google will probably find it and rank it higher than your personal website of family pictures or your online resume.<br><br>The other controls are a bit more difficult to explain.<br><br>The problem is that even within a network of people you know, activity can leak out into other parts of Facebook and now, into search engines. Facebook (and other networks) give the illusion of a closed conversation among friends, which encourages sharing personal stuff, e.g. these pictures of us get wasted at the BBQ, status update that I'm on vacation in Maui, etc.<br><br>We all know these risks, but average FB users do not. Good point. I'm not entirely sure how much typical users care, but I think this is a pretty easy change to describe, i.e. if you choose to share a post with “Everyone”, Google will eventually find it.

Actually, Google will probably find it and rank it higher than your personal website of family pictures or your online resume.

The other controls are a bit more difficult to explain.

The problem is that even within a network of people you know, activity can leak out into other parts of Facebook and now, into search engines. Facebook (and other networks) give the illusion of a closed conversation among friends, which encourages sharing personal stuff, e.g. these pictures of us get wasted at the BBQ, status update that I'm on vacation in Maui, etc.

We all know these risks, but average FB users do not.

]]> By: chet http://theappslab.com/2009/06/24/an-interesting-trust-experiment-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-7641 chet Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:24:18 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=3063#comment-7641 A follow-on question would be, do users even care?<br><br>We've discussed this before, I'm not so sure most people get the whole trust thing. We work in technology therefore it's pretty high on our list...but my parents (yes, they're on Facebook)?<br><br>I do try to counsel friends and family about dialing the privacy controls up...<br><br>I find it hard to wrap my mind around at times, the vastness of the 'tubes (as you would say), and I ponder this fairly often.<br><br>Not really sure if I had a point or not...just not sure if everyone gets the "trust" issue. When you couch it in those terms, I have a hard time getting it. A follow-on question would be, do users even care?

We've discussed this before, I'm not so sure most people get the whole trust thing. We work in technology therefore it's pretty high on our list…but my parents (yes, they're on Facebook)?

I do try to counsel friends and family about dialing the privacy controls up…

I find it hard to wrap my mind around at times, the vastness of the 'tubes (as you would say), and I ponder this fairly often.

Not really sure if I had a point or not…just not sure if everyone gets the “trust” issue. When you couch it in those terms, I have a hard time getting it.

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