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just advertising my latest blog entry, don't ban me... :lol:

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Don't worry B_B i know the owner !! Will put in a good word for you !! :mrgreen:

Nice work by the way !! Liked it !


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is the there a way to change the background colour so I can read the article it is slightly too dark for me to see.

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Brilliant buddy, ya gotta laugh :lol:
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lonewolf wrote:is the there a way to change the background colour so I can read the article it is slightly too dark for me to see.
um, you sure your monitor settings are right? 8O
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the screen only changes on the link dark blue with brown letters. I just highlighted it and could read it. When I clicked to return to the forum it was quite readable for a second.

If I am not mistaken does not Facebook and my space have a similar policy that what ever you post automatically becomes theirs or they have the right to use it in the way that see fit.

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lonewolf wrote:the screen only changes on the link dark blue with brown letters. I just highlighted it and could read it. When I clicked to return to the forum it was quite readable for a second.

If I am not mistaken does not Facebook and my space have a similar policy that what ever you post automatically becomes theirs or they have the right to use it in the way that see fit.
What browser are you using :-k
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lonewolf wrote:If I am not mistaken does not Facebook and my space have a similar policy that what ever you post automatically becomes theirs or they have the right to use it in the way that see fit.
I guess you're right.

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For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.

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@lonewolf
could you post a screenshot of that, and what browser are you using? I've tested this now with Chrome, FF and IE 7/8/9 and it looks fine for me (the usual "black on lightblue bg") 8O

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right ph0, but FB got their asses sued over it already in 2010, and a few weeks ago the lawsuit ended:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/a ... _data.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

btw, the article is now on the first page when googling for "fetlife privacy"... :twisted:
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That's about friend finder or something. The bigger issue here is the intellectual property term which is quite ridiculous if you ask me. But anyhow, this isn't a topic about Facebook, I was just confirming lonewolf on FB's fucked up terms of use. :)

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yeah, but it also affected the way they handle user submitted content:
The case also dealt with ownership of personal data uploaded to the social network. If a user uploads a photo or original music, Facebook gets the rights to this data, and can use it for other purposes than intended by the user, Küßner said. Control over this data should remain with the user, the VZBV said. The judge agreed, ruling that Facebook's use of personal content was also a violation of data protection laws. Facebook may use these works only with the consent of users.
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Oh. I missed that part, thanks for pointing out! *thumb*

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lol nice ^^

Tried any bogus input on their site when being logged in?
Who knows, maybe you'll find something interesting :-99

Don't have an account so couldn't check (and too lazy to create one right now).
But I do admit that the +1 million users in that database sounds yummy.
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not yet, just did a quick input sanitization check for regular posts, and there seems to be a filter...not sure about the filter rules yet but I'll have a closer look.
good thing is they suffer from a nice mix of megalomania and lazyness, so I didn't even had to spend time with fingerprinting because they look for volunteers to work for free (on a commercial site)...maybe I'll apply :lol:
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