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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How Apple Cuts Costs In Building It's Gadgets.

How Apple Cuts Costs in Building It's Gadgets.

By: Mark Milan

CNN.com February 6th 2012

In this article, it discusses the steps in which Apple takes to make their products more affordable for their consumers. All of Apple's products are designed in California, but are produced in China. All the parts used in the production of an Apple iPhone come from more than 150 companies located in various countries of the world. The reasoning for the production of Apple's products in China is due to the cheap costs to manufacture these items. Foxconn, a company owned by Hon Hai precision industry names Apple as one of its top business clients. Although Apple may be the top business clients for Foxconn, they have been under fire for many worker suicides in 2010. It was also said by a workers-rights group that the condition in which these employees were working was inhumane, which could have been the reasoning for the suicides. Due to major jump in sales for Apple, Foxconn and many other plants in Asia must stay at a constant drive to keep up with the skyrocketing sales. The amount of money it takes to manufacture an iPhone is said to be around $ 196, yet they can sell it upwards of $ 649 for a no contract deal. The reasoning for this is because although some of the money goes toward actually making the product, Apple still needs to pay its researchers and its marketing team. Also, Apple has around 6,000 workers working in the retail stores, these workers also need to be paid. Although this may seem like a lot, Apple still avoids costs of their products by not relying on one business to get more favorable deals. Apple has reported that 97% of their money spent on materials, manufacturing, and assembly for its products. This 97% belongs to 156 different companies, which is very impressive. Apple stated to CNN that their expectation is for their suppliers are to just operate responsibly. Of all the companies Apple has worked with last year, 229 of them have been audited by Apple. All in all I beleive that Apple is a business powerhouse.

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

Published: February 7, 2012

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/06/tech/social-media/deleted-facebook-photos-online/index.html

         This article talks about how “deleted photos” on Facebook, are not really deleted. People put up photos they regret to put up and eventually end up deleting them. There are many reasons they should have not put up the photo in the first place. The photo could have been offending or had some stupid in it. For example, if a potential employee had a photo of himself drinking the night before, he would delete it so his potential boss would not see it and judge him on the photo. But this article explains that photos deleted off Facebook are still online if a person has the direct link to the .jpg. This means that any photo can be brought up and can end up in the wrong hands. People emailed Facebook trying to find out if they came up with the new system that will actually delete the deleted photos faster than the old system, which took months or years. People want to know that a photo is gone and it cannot be used as harassment against them.

            The issue is still around 3 years later after Facebook promised they would fix the problem. "We have been working hard to move our photo storage to newer systems which do ensure photos are fully deleted within 45 days of the removal request being received," Wolens said. This quote from the article explains that they are still working on the issue but are almost complete with the new system. It is still hard to trust Facebook since they did promise they would come up with the system 3 years ago. But I feel they are really working hard on it and will get it done soon. They cannot risk losing their users over this issue so they have to get it done.

            In my opinion, it is Facebook’s fault for not coming up with the new system that will delete the deleted photos for good. But it is not their fault for putting up the photo in the first place. Parents and teachers tell us that whatever gets put up on the internet, stays on the internet. We have been warned to not put up things we do not want other people to see. It is your own fault if you decided to put a photo on Facebook that you second guessed. The moral of the article is to watch what you put up on the internet because anyone can see it.

Facebook Scandal

The article I chose to read is titled “Over 3 years later, ‘deleted’ Facebook photos are still online”. The article was published on February 7, 2012. It was written by Jacqui Cheng, on CNN.com. The article talks about an ongoing issue with Facebook, and their flawed computer system that they use to back-up data such as pictures and videos. The main problem that people are encountering is that when they delete a picture, it is not actually deleted from the internet. This means that it can still be accessed by anyone who has a direct link to the picture that was deleted. 

                This creates a huge problem for anyone who has posted a picture that they simply don’t like because they don’t look good, or for someone who has posted a picture of them doing something that could get them in trouble. Facebook has responded to these issues by saying that they are working on updating their computers so they will delete material in a more timely and organized fashion. This original statement was made back in 2009. Now, in 2012, many of the photos that people have tried to delete are still floating around on the internet for anyone to see. Facebook still maintains that they are working on resolving their computer problems so these photos can be deleted very soon.  

                I feel that while Facebook is at fault for having faulty computers, no one is more at fault than the people who posted the pictures. If someone chooses to post a picture of him and his friends drinking at a party, knowing that they could lose their job or get in trouble in school for those, then they shouldn’t post the pictures. People need to learn to accept the consequences of their actions. In life, you can’t just take back what you do, and the same is true for the internet. So personally, I have no sympathy for people who get in trouble because they post inappropriate pictures on line. Even though they tried to delete them, it’s still their fault that they decided to make the decision to do that. You can read up about this ongoing issue at the follwoing link: Facebook Scandal

Should you feel guilty about buying your iphone? By: Steve Kovach, 1/31/12, cnn.com I read the article titled Should you feel guilty about buying your iphone? The article talks about how workers who are under very bad conditions make Apple Products, such as the iphone and ipad, in china. Some of the workers are children, and the factory has its own dormitories where workers live. Apparently, workers work for 12 hour days and get very bad wages. In the video clip, the workers were shown to wear finger gloves to help protect their hands while working with small parts. While the two anchors were talking, it was mentioned that apple makes a 40% profit, which is huge. They also discussed that some workers had actually jumped out of the dormitory windows to get away from their 6-day workweeks. I did feel bad for the workers after reading this article. Working six days per week is definitely not something I would want to do. As far as 12-hour days go though, I cannot really sympathize. I worked longer days when I worked at a Dunkin Donuts, as well as working construction. Anyone who has ever worked a serious construction job would know that even a couple hours doing that is harder than sitting in a chair and working on electronics. Even in college, most days I wake up at 7AM and go to bed at 12PM, doing solid class work, homework, projects, and studying for the majority of the time. I live in a dormitory just like the workers, and I don’t even get paid for 4 years of work. Apple gets about 40% of pure profit on their products and is one of the biggest net-share companies. It is no lie that the company has an enormous amount of money, and could fix this problem tomorrow if the president of the company were so inclined. With a minimal amount of money from the company, workers could have better wages and have much better living conditions. The big question of this article is: should you feel guilty about buying an iphone? My answer is no, but I wish there was something I could do to help the problem. The fact is that people will always buy ipods, iphones, and ipads, so a boycott would not have a significant effect. The only real way to solve this problem is for the company to step in, so I am doing no good by worrying or feeling guilty. Other people may have a different opinion, and I respect that, but the only way I can feel guilty is if I can do something about it, and decide against it. Below is the link to the article.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-boycott-commentary/index.html 

The Real Truth to Deleting Photos on Facebook

The article I read is called, “Over Three Years Later, “deleted” Facebook Photos are Still Online”. The publication date of this article is February 7, 2012. The source of the article is CNN. This article was about pictures that people delete off their Facebook that stay online. The company of Facebook did admit that the program is sometimes slow in motion of getting the pictures offline. When the “deleted” pictures were investigated, the investigation found that the pictures could never be deleted or gone from the system. The reason is that the pictures have links to the pictures and the links will forever stay. There are also many reasons why people would delete pictures. People may delete pictures for fear of the boss seeing, family drama or a friend seeing without permission. Once the picture is put up, you can delete it. If there is a link though, there will always be a way to find the picture. There is something called a photo storage where after photos are deleted they will stay online for a long amount of time. Facebook producers are working hard to get the “deleted” pictures to be gone offline in 45 days. It will take some time, but eventually they will get the process working.
I would have to say I was shocked by this article because I have a Facebook and I use it regularly. I spend a lot of time putting pictures up from events with my family and friends. Of course, there is always that friend that calls or texts the minute you put up the picture. She wants you to take the picture down because she doesn’t like how she looks. It is interesting that the picture might still be up there after you deleted it. I don’t think my friend or even other people would be happy to hear this news. I feel if people did know about this they may be hesitant to put pictures up on Facebook or even create a Facebook.
The company named Ars Technica investigated this situation in 2009 and is probably pretty upset that this is still going on. In addition to this article, you can read more about it if you follow the link below.

Robot cleaner a 'game changer' for hospital infection epidemic

The article that I chose to read was Robot cleaner a 'game changer' for hospital infection epidemic. The article was written on January 26, 2012 by Eilene Zimmerman. The article came from CNN Money Tech. The article was about how robots are helping hospitals clean and disinfect hospital rooms well, so patients do not get any more infections. Even though hospitals are where sick people go to get better, they can also get much
worse because of the many bacteria and infections there are in the hospitals. The name of the robot is named Xenex. Xenex can disinfect a hospital room in about ten minutes, mainly focusing on places that are hard for the housekeepers to reach and clean. According to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA, 1 in 129 of their patients got sick with an infection that they got in the hospital in 2010. Since the hospital started using Xenex, they saw a 67% drop in infections. These robots are not cheap at all, they cost $80,000, but many say that it is worth purchasing or leasing. Hospitals pay about $35 billion dollars a year to treat hospital-acquired illnesses. This robot has been such a breakthrough for hospitals to clean. There are about two dozen already in hospitals throughout the United States. The company expects to have 240 robots by the end of the year, and it has already begun to move into Europe and Asia. I think that this is a very good thing for hospitals to have because it can help save the lives of people who are really sick and cannot get any infections if they have a weak immune system. This is also helpful for the housekeepers that clean hospital rooms because this helps them get the places that are tough to clean. Even though they are really expensive, it would be a wise investment and asset for hospitals to have. I was surprise that hospitals paid about $35 billion dollars a year to treat infections that people got in the hospital. I always thought that hospitals were the cleanest places because they need to have them clean for the patients, but now I know that they are not and that patients can still catch many infections.