Facebook has apparently backed-off of the TOS modification due to the surge. of customer comments...
That being said...I still fail to see the attraction to those types of social networking sites.
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Facebook 'withdraws' data changes
The founder of Facebook says the social network will return to its previous terms of service regarding user data.
In a blog post Mark Zuckerberg said the move was temporary "while we resolve the issues that people have raised".
Users had complained after new terms of service seemed to suggest Facebook would retain personal data even if someone deleted their account.
Originally defending the changes, Mr Zuckerberg had said it was to better reflect how people used the site.
He had said the changes were made to ensure that if a user deleted his or her account any comments or messages he or she had left on a friend's Facebook page would not also disappear.
Full article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7896309.stm
Blog article from the BBC Technology Editor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technolog...g_growing.html