Latest Facebook/Twitter
Sep. 21st, 2010 09:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valihaHas anyone seen this latest Facebook/Twitter idiocy?
"We're pleased to announce key changes to the Facebook/Twitter Connection that address your main privacy concerns, as follows:
* We've disabled the ability to cross-post comments on privacy-protected entries and screened comments for non-Cyrillic users. If you've opted into Cyrillic services, you'll still be able to cross-post protected and screened comments. (If you recently opted into Cyrillic services to purchase custom userheads, you can opt out and retain your purchased userheads.)
* If you haven't added your Twitter or Facebook information to your Account Settings, you will not see the cross-posting checkboxes when posting comments. You will still see the checkboxes when posting an entry, but they will be disabled.
* You will no longer see cross-posting checkboxes when you edit a comment.
We've also enhanced the cross-posting feature so you can choose an image from the entry or comment that will appear as the thumbnail image on a cross-posted Facebook update. To select an image, click the "Choose a pic" link when you cross-post an entry or a comment to Facebook."
[emphasis mine]
How stupid is this?! Not only can Cyrillic users still crosspost comments to protected and screened entries, they can now use a photo posted in those entries and crosspost it as a thumbnail to Facebook/Twitter! What about those people who pay for their image hosting? Will LJ host the photos or will they simply hotlink to it? Also, what if the photo is of something very private, like snapshots from your child's birthday?
This is getting worse and worse. I sincerely hope that no one on my flist who has enabled Facebook/Twitter and/or opted into Cyrillic services will crosspost their comments, especially not those with quoted entry text.
"We're pleased to announce key changes to the Facebook/Twitter Connection that address your main privacy concerns, as follows:
* We've disabled the ability to cross-post comments on privacy-protected entries and screened comments for non-Cyrillic users. If you've opted into Cyrillic services, you'll still be able to cross-post protected and screened comments. (If you recently opted into Cyrillic services to purchase custom userheads, you can opt out and retain your purchased userheads.)
* If you haven't added your Twitter or Facebook information to your Account Settings, you will not see the cross-posting checkboxes when posting comments. You will still see the checkboxes when posting an entry, but they will be disabled.
* You will no longer see cross-posting checkboxes when you edit a comment.
We've also enhanced the cross-posting feature so you can choose an image from the entry or comment that will appear as the thumbnail image on a cross-posted Facebook update. To select an image, click the "Choose a pic" link when you cross-post an entry or a comment to Facebook."
[emphasis mine]
How stupid is this?! Not only can Cyrillic users still crosspost comments to protected and screened entries, they can now use a photo posted in those entries and crosspost it as a thumbnail to Facebook/Twitter! What about those people who pay for their image hosting? Will LJ host the photos or will they simply hotlink to it? Also, what if the photo is of something very private, like snapshots from your child's birthday?
This is getting worse and worse. I sincerely hope that no one on my flist who has enabled Facebook/Twitter and/or opted into Cyrillic services will crosspost their comments, especially not those with quoted entry text.
