folks are putting this at the top of their facebook accounts

[RenewableCandy]

Actually there may be a point. If the original FB t&cs said something to the effect of "in the absence of a statement by you to the contrary, we will assume we can use..." then it might be that somebody has worked out such a "statement to the contrary" in proper legal-ese.

I treat the entire internet like a library. It's full of useful info BUT everyone can hear every word I say AND I'd never leave my credit card lying about in it.

[JohnB]

Sometimes you get pictures of cats AND owls.

And sometimes you get pictures of meerkats...



...as a break from relentless pictures, articles and cynical comments on what TPTB are doing to us and the planet!

[the_lyniezian]

If you accept facebook's T&C's when you sign up, you can't just alter the agreement by making a statement.

Presumably.

Exactly what I was thinking. One has to check the terms carefully and if you don't like them, don't post any information you don't want sharing and if the worst comes to the worst, delete it and suspend your account. The info may be retained, mind...

[JavaScriptDonkey]

However the topic is an interesting example of how a pointless and unsubstantiated rumour can spread as fact very quickly.

Of course FB own everything you publish on their servers - why would it be any different for a FoC service?