This presentation was created as part of my studies for unit 213 - Policy, Regulation and Governance. It explores Facebook's Terms of Use in a simple and informative manner. Enjoy!

2. Why Read This?
The Terms of Use for Facebook are accessed through
quite a long and complex document.
This presentation outlines those terms in a simpler
format.
These terms are then further explored, highlighting
possible implications for you, the user.

3. Terms of Use in a Nutshell
 You own all content you post on Facebook, and you can
control who has access to it.
 However you also grant Facebook unlimited licence to
use your content, whilst your account is active.
 You will not provide any false personal information.
 You will not use Facebook if you are under 13.

4.  You agree not to bully, harass, or intimidate other
users.
 You agree not post content that is hateful, threatening,
pornographic, violent, or unlawful.
 You will not share your password, or jeopardize the
security of your account.
 You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.

5.  You understand that advertising on Facebook is not
always identified as such.
 Facebook retain the right to terminate your account at
any time.
 If you choose to terminate your account, Facebook will
keep your data for a reasonable period of time.

6. Hey That's My Photo!
 Most users would not be aware that they grant
Facebook unlimited license on the photos they post.
 This extends to your name and profile pic being used
in adverts on Facebook, as well as by 3rd party
applications you sign up to.
 This can lead to compromising situations, such as your
profile pic being used in dating site ads (Oshiro, 2009).

7. That’s An Ad?
 Advertising on Facebook is not always identified as
such.
 This can lead to users inadvertently granting
advertisers access to their content.
 The introduction of fan pages for ads further blurs the
line between advertising and user content(Farber,
2007).

8. Child Safety
 Whilst Facebook states users are not to post false
personal information, there are no real identity
checks.
 This can leave young users exposed to sexual predators
(Critchley, 2009).
 Recently an 18 year old man masqueraded as a high
school girl to illicit nude photos from teenage boys
(Kincaid, 2009).

9. Bullies Are Cowards
 The ability to post false profiles also promotes cyber
bullying.
 Cyber bullies thrive in hidden identities, and the
power and dominance it grants them (Pathcin &
Hinduja, 2006).
 Four students in the US created a fake profile for a
fellow student falsely depicting him as a gay
racist(Grove, 2009).

10. Safety First
 Setting up the right privacy and security settings can
help deter the aforementioned issues (Cheng, 2009).
 Unfortunately the default settings allow the most
access to your content, which most users do not
change.
 Thankfully more and more people, and governments,
are pressuring Facebook to change the default settings
(Wray, 2009).

11. Didn’t I Delete That?
 Finally if you take the decision to delete your Facebook
account, or if Facebook makes that decision for you,
your data is still retained for a reasonable period of
time.
 But what is a ‘reasonable’ period of time?
 Once again users should be mindful of what they post,
and monitor Facebook’s Terms of Use (BBC News,
2009).

12. References
 BBC News. (2009). Facebook ‘withdraws’ data changes. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7896309.stm
 Cheng, J. (2009). Facebook privacy: a guide. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/08/meshing-social-networking-and-privacy-on-facebook.ars
 Critchley, C. (2009). Sexual deviants trawl social networking sites. Retrieved September 25, 2009, from
http://ceps.anu.edu.au/publications/pdfs/media_reports/choo_sexual_deviants_trawl_social_networ
king_sites.pdf
 Facebook. (2009). Terms of Use. Retrieved September 18, 2009, from
http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf
 Farber, D. (2007). Facebook Ads: Monetizing the social graph and social graft. Retrieved September
22, 2009, from http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6916
 Grove, J.V. (2009). 4 Teens Sued for Obscene Fake Facebook Profile. Retrieved September 28, 2009,
from http://mashable.com/2009/09/25/fake-facebook-profile/
 Kincaid, J. (2009). Wake Up Call: Facebook Isn’t A Safe Haven. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/08/wake-up-call-facebook-isnt-a-safe-haven/
 Oshiro, D. (2009). UPDATE: Are You Facebook’s Ad Poster Child? Exploring Acceptable Use. Retrieved
September 23, 2009, from
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/are_you_facebooks_ad_poster_child_exploring_accept.php
 Patchin, J., & Hinduja, S. (2006). Bullies Move Beyond the Schoolyard. Youth Violence and Juvenile
Justice, 4(2).
 Wray, R. (2009). Facebook forced to tighten up privacy rules. Retrieved September 28, 2009, from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/27/facebook-privacy-canada