Mike Melanson of leading tech blog ReadWriteWeb thinks so, calling it a "knee jerk reaction." He suggests that many people rushing to to thwart Facebook's changes may not realize the benefits they're missing. All he asks is that people read Facebook's privacy policy before leaping to a negative conclusion:
While the sharing of your data sounds
quite scary, we have to wonder if this reactionary unchecking is
causing some who would otherwise benefit to miss out....After going and
looking at the terms of service, privacy policy, or even just the
simple text in the settings page, you may very well decide that you do
not want your information to be shared. That's fine and valid. But at
least consider the options first.
Is the backlash against Facebook an unthinking reflex?
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