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Discuss “CMU researches Facebook privacy as site goes global”

College students may soon receive a surprising e-mail in their inboxes: “Your mom has added you as a friend on Facebook.”

Shortly after confronting a strong protest against its “News Feed” feature, the creators of the previously exclusive social networking site Facebook have announced plans to open the site’s doors to everyone in the Internet community.

Facebook has established a policy similar to those of other social networking sites, such as MySpace, and will soon allow users to join based on their affiliation with a country, state, or county.

However, unlike MySpace, Facebook will still restrict the viewing of other profiles; a student from Carnegie Mellon, for example, cannot view the profile of a student at the University...

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