[grokit]

Seems like they're gone, now whatever is in our profile is open to search engines like Google?
 
Is our demographic information being harvested and sold now? To whom? Why is our birthdate and zip code now so suddenly important?
 
Seems like there's more control on Facebook now!

 

[leeperry]

hehe, I clearly won't input any personal data on any public forum....google is watching us

 

[LevA]

yep, thats why I have no birthdate and show as global citizen on my personal info. looks like I won't be able to edit my profile though since those area have become required....

 

[jjinh]

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yep, thats why I have no birthdate and show as global citizen on my personal info. looks like I won't be able to edit my profile though since those area have become required....

 
Exactly - I was going to change some details in my profile, and it required my birthday and all this other info before I could save it.
 

 

[Currawong]

I agree that the requirement for a birthday should be removed, and people's profiles not be public, certainly not readable by search engines.

 

[sgrossklass]

Indeed, profiles are accessible without logging in. What?! Common sense alone should tell that this isn't a good idea to put it mildly. Things like that do NOT inspire confidence...

 

[Deep Funk]

Why oh why? Yes I noticed it too, terrible...

 

[itsborken]

The quickest way around personal information leaks is to apply the GIGO principle--Garbage In, Garbage Out

 

[jude]

It is true that the information available in your profile is now available to unregistered users.  Because anyone could access it immediately by registering an account, it was generally viewed as public information, but I understand your concerns.  If you have concerns about your privacy now, you can always remove that information from your profile.

Because of COPPA guidelines, we are required by US law to collect your birthdate to ensure that you are at least 13 years old.  This information, however, will never be made public unless you specifically elect to make it public.