5. People don’t read the terms of use because:
Well…you’re not the only one
6. People don’t read the terms of use because:
if they don’t agree, they won’t be able to use the service
Well…you’re not the only one
7. People don’t read the terms of use because:
if they don’t agree, they won’t be able to use the service
it’s inconvenient
Well…you’re not the only one
8. People don’t read the terms of use because:
if they don’t agree, they won’t be able to use the service
it’s inconvenient
they have difficulty understanding the legal terminology
Well…you’re not the only one
9. You should be aware
exactly what you’re
signing up for
11. Their main purpose is to connect users in relation to their
real world identities, and so they leave much of the
responsibility of privacy protection to you as the user
(Goettke & Christiana, 2007)
Take Facebook for example
12. 14,000
Their terms of service are lengthy with over
words which could take up to 2 hours to read
(Smith, 2013)
Take Facebook for example
14. I aim to summarise the important information in Facebook’s
terms and policies to help you make informed decisions
about how to use the platform.
Therefore…
16. Have a think about what
you reveal
Don’t just hand over large amounts of information
about yourself to a relatively faceless organisation
(Zittrain, 2008)
17. You grant us non-exclusive, transferable,
“sub-licensable,aroyalty free, worldwide license
“
to use any IP content that you post on or in
connection with Facebook (IP License)
- https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
18. You grant us non-exclusive, transferable,
“sub-licensable,aroyalty free, worldwide license
“
to use any IP content that you post on or in
connection with Facebook (IP License)
- https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
This means Facebook has a licence to use content in any
way it pleases. They can essentially transfer its rights over
your content to any other company or organisation.
22. That deleting your account does not necessarily remove all
of your information.
You should keep in mind…
23. That deleting your account does not necessarily remove all
of your information.
For example, if content has been shared with
others, and they have not deleted it, the conditions
remain
You should keep in mind…
24. All activity from groups messages and events will remain
on other users’ accounts
You should keep in mind…
26. When you publish content
“ under the Public setting, it or information
means you are
“
allowing everyone, including people off of
Facebook, to access and use that information
- https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
27. When you publish content
“ under the Public setting, it or information
means you are
“
allowing everyone, including people off of
Facebook, to access and use that information
- https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
When others share information
about you, they can also choose
to make it public
36. Including:
your activity (such as viewing another person’s
timeline)
data (such as the time, date or place you are viewing
or posting content)
the device you are using including your IP address,
internet service and internet type
37. our
“ We only provide data toyour advertising partners or customers
after we have removed
name or any other personally
“
identifying information from it, or have combined it with other
people's data in a way that it is no longer associated with you
- https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info
39. When using an application you are accepting
of service
their terms
rd party apps
Beware of 3
40. When using an application you are accepting
of service
their terms
And what’s more….
rd party apps
Beware of 3
41. When using an application you are accepting
of service
their terms
And what’s more….
your
They can associate it with
name, profile picture and any other
information you’ve made available.
rd party apps
Beware of 3
43. Although Facebook claim to do their best to keep the
platform safe, they do not guarantee it.
Forbidden activities
44. Although Facebook claim to do their best to keep the
platform safe, they do not guarantee it.
Instead, they expect their users to adhere to certain
commitments when using it.
Forbidden activities
45. You will
not:
►
►
►
►
►
►
►
post unauthorised commercial communications such as spam
automatically harvest user information without prior permission
upload viruses or malicious code
access others’ accounts
bully, intimidate or harass other users
post pornographic, threatening, violent or offensive material
post anyone's identification documents or sensitive financial
information on Facebook.
► infringe someone else's copyright
Forbidden activities
46. In general, this means you will not use Facebook to do anything
unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory
Forbidden activities
47. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the
removal of your content
or
the suspension of your account
49. Under 13’s are not allowed to use Facebook
Protecting minors
50. Appropriate age based restrictions need to be applied for
those operating third-party applications if the content
contains:
►
►
►
►
Nudity
Alcohol
Dating
Any other mature content
Protecting minors
51. not use Facebook if you
“ You willconvicted sex offender
are a
“
- https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
Protecting minors
53. Ultimately you use
Facebook at your own risk
“ We do not guarantee that
“
Facebook will always be safe,
secure or error-free
- https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
54. All content for this policy primer was used under the
Australian Copyright Act 1968 - Sect 41
"Fair dealing for purpose of
criticism or review"
55. Facebook Brand Resources. (2013). “F” logo. [image]. Retrieved from
https://www.facebookbrand.com/
Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. (2012). Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
Facebook Terms and Policies. (2012). Facebook Policies [image]. Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/policies/
Goettke, R., & Christiana, J. (2007). Privacy and Online Social Networking Websites. Computer
Science 199r: Special Topics in Computer Science Computation and Society: Privacy and
Technology. Available: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/cs199r/fp/RichJoe.pdf
Information we receive about you. (2012). Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info
References
56. Other websites and applications. (2012). Retrieved from
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other
Smith, O. (2013, January 13). Facebook terms and conditions: why you don't own your online life. The
Telegraph. Retrieved from ttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/socialmedia/9780565/Facebook-terms-and-conditions-why-you-dont-own-your-online-life.html
Wikimedia Commons. (2012). Not Facebook Dislike thumbs down [image]. Retrieved from
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