Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134802756
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 15CSQ
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Facebook:

Facebook is a standard open social networking website that permits recorded users to make profiles, upload photos and videos, send message and keep in touch with friends, and also includes public features.

Explanation of Solution

Factors contributed to the weaknesses of Facebook’s privacy policies and features are as follows:

People:

  • The survey says, 93% of people trust that Internet companies must be compulsory to ask permission before using their personal information and 72% of people need the capacity to opt out of online tracking.
  • This concerns are addressed by the policies and procedures must developed by the executives and managers.
  • At the same time they are evolving a competitive policy to efficiently use particular information to rise the value of the company to advertisers.
  • Privacy advocate groups like the EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) need Facebook to reinstate its more healthy privacy settings from 2009.
  • If, it does that then some of its value to advertisers will reduce.

Organization:

Facebook’s potential growth and value is resolute by how efficiently it may control the particular data that is accumulated about its users to appeal advertisers.

It also stands to gain from avoiding and managing the privacy disquiets elevated by its users and government managers...

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