Facebook has received all the backlash from media and tech pundits/bloggers about the latest privacy changes and security loopholes in the recent days. People are also scared that Facebook is becoming too big thing to control in near future. This is just another hype created by media, which will die out in the course of time, and people will get used to the new privacy changes like they have done it in the past. If Facebook would have rolled out new features by asking for permission from users, it wouldn’t have been what it is today. With more than 400 million users and 500 million visits in a month, Facebook is not going anywhere, this is just the transition state for them and they will surely get over it.

Just take a look on the below Infographic which will help you to analyze how big is Facebook. (Thank you Mashable for this lovely Infographic).

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Snippets of few of the media hype around Facebook that is interesting in their own way

1.  Mark Zuckerbarg is known to be aggressive that is also the reason why he has builds the Facebook empire within five years. On the wake of the privacy issues, his private instant message with his friend, which was made six-seven years ago, has been reveled on the web. Here it goes

Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard

Zuck: Just ask.

Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS

[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How’d you manage that one?

Zuck: People just submitted it.

Zuck: I don’t know why.

Zuck: They “trust me”

Zuck: Dumb fucks.

Arrington gives a good reasoning for these IM messages. He writes

Who here hasn’t said something stupid when they were 19? Who here hasn’t done something dumb when they were 19? None of you. If you’re getting all self righteous, you’re lying to yourself.

Check out the complete post out here.

2. If you are sick of recent privacy updates, people are there to help you deleting your account. I know it’s very tough to delete your account, as Facebook has become a part of your life. Few big guys have done it already. There is a site QuitFacebookDay.com that are celebrating May 31st the day to quit Facebook. Only 1502 (till now) out of 400 million + have committed to quit on that day (I know most of them are not going to quit, they have entered their name for the sake of it).

3. Have you ever tried deactivating your account on Facebook? Facebook will make you double think your intensions and beg you not to quit. I have tried it; I got a list of people who will miss me when I will not be around. Just see the snapshot below. These are friends whom i stay in touch only through Facebook. So, message to my 363 friends, just stay chill, I am not going any time soon.

Trying to see who will miss me the most when I will not be around!

P.S. My friends in picture are heavy Facebook users. May be that’s why they are here!

These are just the few snippets from the web and the whole Internet is flooding with it. Is this going to harm Facebook in a big way? I don’t think so, people will continue to share what they wish to and hide their private things, which they don’t want it to come into public domain. As simple as that. Privacy is the thing that begins with you and ends with you. So, it is all up to you, not with some company who is just facilitating you to stay in touch with your friends. I know the line between public and private is getting blurred because of Facebook and that is also the big reason why people are flocking in to Facebook.

Do you ever think about the privacy thing for a second before sharing anything in Facebook or you just do it as you want to?

Don’t forget to like this post, if you are not too concerned about the new privacy changes