Facebook owns you

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A mega-step down the F@cebook road... and maybe a shark-jump
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Facebook's "profound" changes previewed
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"This is your life"-style timeline will detail everything about you and yours
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By Hendrik Pape, Reader review September 24, 2011 1:02 PM

For the past few weeks we’ve been hearing about these changes Facebook had been rolling out;
Some people had them, others didn’t.
But on Wednesday that all changed as Facebook finally shared a major overhaul
of its news feed to all of its subscribers.
The majority of users reacted quickly and strongly against the overhaul
which saw a real-time ticker appear at the top right of the profile.
This ticker contains all of the likes and comments, de-cluttering the news feed.
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Your timeline profile starts with a cover photo that identifies you.
Much like before you can chose your photo out of your existing photos or you can upload a new one.
Next in line is your profile photo along with the information that used to be under your info tab,
with the addition of a map to show your check-ins to give people an idea of places you’ve visited,
putting a new emphasis on Facebook places.

The status line now adds a few extra options.
First up is a work button, this lets you add a job, a graduation, military service or other life event
Next in line are matters of the heart, represented by a heart, of course.
Here you add engagements, marriages, children, pets, and the loss of a loved one or other life events.
The list goes on with Home life and even has the option to add broken bones, surgeries, new languages and so on.

In short if it’s something that you’ve done, or experienced you will have the opportunity to share it on Facebook.
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Timeline wasn’t the only thing that Facebook unveiled at the F8,
if anything it was simply the dressing for Open Graph.
Open Graph will change everything about Facebook and how we share our information.
“Today we’re making it possible to create a whole new class of apps and change industries at the same time,” Zuckerberg stated.
Open Graph will allow developers to create apps that allow users what they are doing.
There are three parts to Open Grap:
- First apps will no longer ask for permission to post to Facebook.
Rather a permissions screen will appear explaining exactly what information will be shared,
once permission has been granted the user will not be prompted again.
- Next, updates through Open Graph will automatically appear in the ticker but only important events appear in the newsfeed.
- Finally users will have the ability to share experiences,
such as listening to music, through the new Facebook Open Graph and the ticker.

Open Graph apps will be split into four categories: Communication, Games, Media and Lifestyle.

The bottom line is that by the time Facebook’s evolution is complete
it will be much more than a social network.
It will be a portal that will profoundly change the way we work and play online.

My hope is that Wikileaks will publish an expose of what is happening to all this personal information and real-time snooping.
I expect to close my FB account if I can't keep everything limited to my "closest friends"