Slične se fore pojavljuju svakih nekoliko godina, a ljudi na njih i dalje nasjedaju vjerujući kako obična izjava može poništiti odredbe ugovora, prihvaćanje uvjeta korištenja ili ih zaštititi od ruke zakona u slučaju da se bave nečim nezakonitim.

O novoj pošasti izvijestio je, među ostalima, Mashable, a njome se pozabavila i stranica koji se bavi razotkrivanjem internetskih prevara Snopes

Ova je inačica, čini se, naročito popularna kod nas:

In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! (Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws. By the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook's direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute). Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information contained in your profile status updates. For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! (Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws. By the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook's direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute). Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information contained in your profile status updates.

Bez obzira na to što površnom čitatelju može zvučati ozbiljno, ova i slične izjave nemaju pravnog učinka. Jednom kad ste prihvatili Facebookova pravila korištenja, ne možete ih se retroaktivno odreći.

Kada ste napravili profil, pristali ste besplatno koristiti tu društvenu mrežu u privatnom vlasništvu (što ona jest, iako je riječ o javnoj kompaniji, izlistanoj na burzi) pod uvjetom da se Mark Zuckerberg mogu koristiti vašim podacima. I u komercijalne svrhe.

Što znate i sami ako ste ih imalo pažljivo pročitali prije no što ste dali pristanak. Jeste li? Ako niste, sami ste si krivi.

Zbog toga što radi s podacima korisnika, Facebook je stalno na udaru kritika. U više je navrata napravio veće i manje ustupke pa tako, primjerice, autori aplikacija vam moraju jasno naznačiti čemu će sve njihov uradak imati pristup, a nerijetko i vašu izričitu dozvolu za korištenje nekih mogućnosti (recimo, objavljivanja vašeg imena na zidovima drugih korisnika).

Facebook novcem koji ubere od oglašivača, između ostalog, plaća ljude, tehniku i sve drugo potrebno kako biste se mogli ulogirati čim otvorite oči/stignete na posao/što god već, i požaliti se svojim kontaktima na ružno vrijeme.

Ako vam se ne sviđa to što Facebook radi s vašim podacima, na raspolaganju imate više alternativa. Dvije vas neće koštati ni vremena, ni truda.

Prva: prestanite koristiti Facebook. I problema nema.

Druga: pazite što objavljujete na Facebooku (i internetu općenito). To je i inače pametna politika.