Facebook Face Off: Disclose It Or Delete It

Facebook has, over the past few weeks, come under renewed criticism and scrutiny for amendments made to its default privacy settings, which are alleged not only to be in breach of Facebook's own privacy policy, but also in breach of users fundamental rights to privacy.

Prior to the changes to the default settings, you could post personal information including the names of your friends, what you do to make a living, where you work, where you went to school, and your film, music and reading preferences. Access to this personal information was restricted to your direct friends, ie those who you, as the user, had specifically "accepted" as a friend, thus allowing them access to your personal details.