should the government intervene with facebook?

[Randy B]

You know, if you don't like what places like Facebook could do with your info.....DON'T give it to them.

People these days are SOOOOoooo dumb. The crud that they post on Facebook and other social media sites is just embarrassing. Intimate personal details and sensitive personal info is plastered all over these sites along with photos, vacation notices, historical and bio info. If I was a thief looking for homes to knock off I'd just surf facebook sites for people in my area who list their status as being on vacation.

Potential employers routinely surf the Facebook sites of people applying for jobs and a whole host of info types there, that is publicly accessible, could make the difference between who gets the job and who doesn't. Apply for a job and there is no need to tell someone you are gay, or that you like to dress up in medieval costumes and play sword fight on the weekends, or that you believe aliens control the worlds money markets. Potential employers see that and some (many?) may think twice of hiring you and you would never be able to dispute their reasons because you would never know.

Work a job and take a sick day or two. Don't be surprised if someone from the HR department pings your Facebook or MySpace page to find out if you have posted anything to the contrary on it to show that you were doing something other then being home sick.

So, if you don't like what they could do with your info....don't give it to them in the first place. Duh!!!!