Article: Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online

Updated 6:15 AM EST, Tue February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Social Media

Original Article written by: Jacqui Cheng
Title: Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online

The article I chose this week to create a blog on titled Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online by Jacqui Cheng is about how the majorly popular company Facebook not fully erasing photos and various information from their site. Many people are against this because people erase information for the reason of it not wanting to be seen. This information not being done away with can cause problems because of younger people can be seen doing things that they shouldn’t when they are applying for certain jobs. Many companies are now going beyond a simple background check because of how public Facebook is. It makes it easier for the company to find out more about the person they are interviewing such a likes, dislikes, and certain hobbies. The website mentioned how the “erased” photos came back to haunt people, in regards to humiliation. The only down side to having all of this information is the invasion of personal space. The pros and cons of these two are both highly controversial because once people erase something they expect it to go away. The Facebook Company is heavily looking into erasing this information, so that people will no longer have to re live something that they want nothing to do with. They are currently looking into a 45 day policy where the various pictures can be expunged. The process is still in development to this day, and that’s what makes the author skeptical. He stated “It's hard to believe that we've been following this story over a period of years and the problem hasn't been fixed yet.” This statement basically proving that he is not happy about the process that this has taken. The author says he is optimistic about Facebook fixing this problem. Apparently, Facebook has not always been too good at erasing problems as they arise, such as the leak of pornography on their site. With looking into the future, you can hope for the best with the Facebook world, it has been three years since this problem arose, so hopefully in time it can be fixed so the Facebookers can believe that things can be fixed.










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