3 myths about Facebook busted
If you are a Facebook user you may have heard some rumours about changes to the system that affect your rights and privacy.
But there seems to be more fiction than fact, so we will do our best to bust some of the myths that you may have heard.
Facebook Myth #1: Facebook owns the information that you post on your page
The idea is that Facebook ‘owns’ every picture, video or post that you have on your page.
When you signed up to Facebook you agreed to their terms of service which do not state that they own anything that you post.
Depending on your privacy settings, the terms do say that you agree to let Facebook uses your content – but it is still yours.
Facebook Myth #2: People can tell when you've looked at their profile.
We all enjoy looking at our friends photos, or even our ex’s, but we certainly wouldn’t expect that they are notified when we have viewed something on their page.
In fact, no one can see who has viewed their page. It’s only if you ‘like’ or comment on something that the page owner would be notified. This also goes for business pages and games.
Facebook Myth #3: Facebook won’t be free in the future
Sometimes a rumour circulates that Facebook will start charging us to open or keep a profile, or make us pay for messaging services.
In fact, Facebook has made a pledge saying that they will never charge their users.
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