To all the Chicken Littles out there posting about privacy today

I know everyone means well, but "better safe than sorry" is exactly the kind of thinking that perpetuates internet hoaxes and scams.  Please THINK before you blindly share a warning on your Facebook account...better yet, check a site like HoaxSlayer.com or Snopes.com to see if it's actually true before you spread it around.

Disney is not giving away a free vacation, Tiffany's is not going to send you a diamond ring just because you share a status, and Facebook isn't going to suddenly protect your privacy just because you declare publicly that they are not the boss of you.