So, what's the big deal? If you are scared of anyone using your image, without consulting you; then stay off the internet!! Only add those that you really trust, don't accept anyone into your friend's lists that you don't know (otherwise it's not a friend's list!)

Dear, oh dear; one would have thought that people knew how the "internet" works; if you put some image, text etc., onto the internet there is a heck of a lot of chance that someone will save it, and then maybe later post it somewhere else, as his own (or not), a day from now or many years from now.

Just check this story out from the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/11/smith-family-photo-czech-advertisement

(Headline of the story is: American family's web photo ends up as Czech advertisement)

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My photo was used in the same singles ad, but my BROTHER was the one who saw it!
But, I do have to say that Steven is a dumbass to tell people not to use the Internet if they're scared of their images being used. People shouldn't have to copyright all their pictures, and facebook should have announced to their users that this would be happening and told them how to opt out of it if they didn't like it.

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Myself, I would not like my picture being used for any ad without my written permisssion. Since the opt out don't seem to work, I will remove myself completely from Facebook. I don't like those places anyway...facebook, twitter....etc. They are for kids who like to play stupid games. I only signed up because my grand daughter asked me to. I never go there unless she or another of my family sends a message there.

Byeeeeeeeeeeeee
Maggie

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AOL News is really going after Facebook! Earlier this morning they had an article about a nun whose nude pictures were posted on facebook from before she was a nun dating some guy.

It's seems like AOL is a bunch of poor losers who can stand to see an awesome online idea making more money then them! Poor babies...

Grow up, selective new reporting agenda'd fart hats!

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This is exactly why I don't put photos up on facebook. They can't use them if they don't exist.

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People are going to use the internet. you should be able to do so without feeling that your image is going to be used for advertising when you have not given permission. As for people saying social networking is only for kids it's probably becasue you're happy in your little box and don't want to venture out. Your mom probably has facebook. It isn't up to you to say who it's for and who it's not for. You do have the right to not participate. i have a right to use it and not have my phots be used with out my permission. It isn't rocket science...

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I checked the privacy settings on Facebook. The advertisements are only shown to your friends. So if you have your profile set to private no one will see the adverts but people desiginated as your Facebook friends. Big deal. They can see all your pics anyway. This is a non issue.

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Facebook's original idea was great. Communicate with the world. Sounds good but greed and the wackos will ruin it for every one else. As great things go the wierdos will come out from under thier rocks and ruin it. I believe facebook needs to change. It should be broken up ito groups. Children, teens, young adults and seniors. Also They shoud change the rules to protect pictures and written works just like a copyright would.

You want to believe that the world is perfect and mankind is in the image of some holy ghost. But in reallity, thirty three percent of the people are insane and don't know it, Thirty three percent are border line stupid and don't know it, and the rest don't know what the hell they are doing.

Richard (not in any group).

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Too many stupid people putting too much information on the net. Get a life and stop thinking you are somebody your not by being on the net all the time. Another words = GET A REAL LIFE

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I wouldn't like my face used on a porn site or a dating site, but Facebook does offer a lot of great value for FREE! I am a huge fan of flax and eating healthy unprocessed foods and have set up a fan page on flax and its benefits and the only cost is putting up with some ads.

I am not a fan of going on and off diets, and it seems like she has just changed her way of life. I feel you need to try to
change your day to day habits for best results. I tried Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem and found that I lost weight with both but when I
stopped buying the food, I gained it all back, plus more!

What I find works best is being more aware on a day to day basis of
your calories and eating a high fiber diet and cleaner like she has.

I am a also huge fan of fitflax http://www.fitflax.com that I started
eating only for weight loss, and found it also made my skin glow an
my hair thicker and glossier. I recently lost 30 pounds by being
more aware every day of how many calories I consume and making them
worthwhile calories. I have a low fat yogurt with golden roasted
fitflax (nutty/low carb/low cal). It is a flax and chia blend and
was written about in O mag. It tastes nutty and does not need to be
ground. They also listed a code to get 10% off. The code for 10% of
is fit10.

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So, when a husband or wife, sees their spous in the singles add and thinks they are cheating on them and decides to get a divorce do they get to sue Facebook destroying their marriage because the other spous thinks they can't trust the other

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People, there is no free lunch. How do you expect this company or any other company to survive? They need to generate revenue.

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