- From: Karl Dubost <karld@opera.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:59:09 -0400
- To: "public-privacy (W3C mailing list)" <public-privacy@w3.org>
This one is interesting, because it is another case of datacide. So there is this tension in between forgetting and keeping and the use which is done with our personal data in between.
Somehow it comforts me in the idea, that data should be more in control of people as in closer, glanceable. Just questions, no conclusions.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/26/social-network-pioneer-friendster-to-erase-all-user-photos-blogs-and-more-on-may-31/
Fast forward to today, and it looks like Friendster
won’t be so much about sharing with friends anymore.
In a message to registered members (hat tip to
@Mazi), the company is asking all users to install a
custom application to export all their profile data,
as most of it will be unequivocally deleted on May
31, 2011.
On the help forum, Friendster encourages all users
to use the ‘Friendster Exporter’ app to download or
export their profile information, friends list,
photos, messages, comments, testimonials, shoutouts,
blogs and groups. Options include porting content to
Flickr or Multiply.
On May 31, Friendster will move to wipe out all
photos, blogs, comments and groups uploaded or
created by its users. The company will, however,
keep all accounts alive, along with user friends
lists, games details and basic profile information.
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Karl Dubost - http://dev.opera.com/
Developer Relations & Tools, Opera Software
Received on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:59:40 UTC