lhsi writes:
"The BBC is reporting that starting in early March, Facebook is ending its @facebook.com e-mail system, due to a lack of use. E-mails sent to a users @facebook.com address will now be 'forwarded to the personal email address from which the member signed up for the site'.
If this is the e-mail address that is the personalised user URL followed by @facebook.com, does that mean that users will potentially be exposed to e-mail spam through it? The @facebook.com e-mails can be pieced together easily enough (and go to an 'Other' folder in the Facebook Messages area without notifying users so can currently be ignored), but actual e-mail addresses, including ones that could now have e-mails forwarded to, can be kept private. There is little information about this at the moment, even on the Facebook newsroom."
(Score: 1) by mechanicjay on Wednesday February 26 2014, @04:00PM
I understand what you're saying, but that's actually sort of my point. For the computer, I'd be like, "WTF Dude?" For the bank records I'd take legal action. With Facebook, there's plenty to annoyed about, but making an email address public feels like a distraction in light of deeper issues. And yes, you're 100% correct -- with Facebook, you are the product, so righteous indignation only goes so far.
My VMS box beat up your Windows box.