The first public votes on Facebook take place: members will be able to express their opinion about privacy and related aspects. Here’s how to participate in the vote.
Facebook seems to want to impose some order regarding privacy management: with a surprise move, the approximately 900 million registered users worldwide will be able to vote on some particular aspects very dear to Zuckerberg.
Under study are new settings about sharing one’s information, voluntarily released to Facebook at the moment of registration when deciding which fields of one’s profile to fill out and make public.
Since these are data that do not strictly belong to Facebook, the social network staff – often accused of respecting users’ privacy too little – has decided to entrust the matter to the users.
For example, it will be possible to vote for or against the Timeline, called “Diary” in Italy: do users prefer the new setting or would they want to return to the old wall?
From June 1 to June 8, 2012, therefore for an entire week, it will be possible to express opinions on this and other related issues, including the possibility of using personal data outside Facebook, by accessing the dedicated page for this huge online electoral consultation: at the address http://www.facebook.com/fbsitegovernance/app_130362963766777 one can register to vote and proceed.
Certainly a democratic move by Facebook which specifies that, for the community’s opinion to be binding, it will be necessary to reach a “quorum” consisting of exceeding 30% of global registered users.
If fewer people vote, Facebook will still take note of the votes, considering them simply advisory recommendations from the users.
It seems therefore that a breath of fresh air is circulating at Facebook’s headquarters: could it be the public exposure following the stock market entry that has led the Facebook leadership to more seriously consider the opinion of registered users?
In the digital field, privacy is understood as a true commodity, so voting on Facebook becomes a useful and important moment to at least make known what one is willing to give up online in order to continue using certain services and what, conversely, is considered of primary importance and thus non-negotiable.
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