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04-02-2014, 08:05 AM
What's the Deal With Facebook's Privacy Di**saur?
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If you've posted to Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) recently, you may have **ticed a new graphic with a prehistoric twist: the privacy di**saur
The company is testing a pop-up reminder that encourages users to pay attention to who they're sharing with on its platform, and the privacy di**saur — a blue laptop-wielding cartoon di**saur — accompanies the message.
See also: How to Curate Your Facebook News Feed (http://mashable.com/2014/01/19/facebook-news-feed-curation/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Facebook has been testing the reminder for the past few weeks, and the di**saur has been a fun, albeit inexplicable, part of the test
A Facebook spokesperson didn't share any details about the di**saur or its creation, but did provide a statement about the new reminder: "We frequently test new ways to help ensure people are sharing with who they want to on Facebook." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/facebook-privacy-di**saur/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Privacy (http://mashable.com/category/privacy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Social Media (http://mashable.com/social-media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Privacy Di**saur (http://mashable.com/category/privacy-di**saur/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/oJ9LxlMatyo
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If you've posted to Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) recently, you may have **ticed a new graphic with a prehistoric twist: the privacy di**saur
The company is testing a pop-up reminder that encourages users to pay attention to who they're sharing with on its platform, and the privacy di**saur — a blue laptop-wielding cartoon di**saur — accompanies the message.
See also: How to Curate Your Facebook News Feed (http://mashable.com/2014/01/19/facebook-news-feed-curation/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Facebook has been testing the reminder for the past few weeks, and the di**saur has been a fun, albeit inexplicable, part of the test
A Facebook spokesperson didn't share any details about the di**saur or its creation, but did provide a statement about the new reminder: "We frequently test new ways to help ensure people are sharing with who they want to on Facebook." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/facebook-privacy-di**saur/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Privacy (http://mashable.com/category/privacy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Social Media (http://mashable.com/social-media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Privacy Di**saur (http://mashable.com/category/privacy-di**saur/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/oJ9LxlMatyo