Resources and Publications Facebook Is Not the Enemy The criticism of Facebook has reached an all-time high this past week as privacy advocates have fanned the flames of discontent among Facebook users, some of who are confused and upset by recent changes in the service and new features for sharing data. This criticism centers around two new features Facebook debuted at its F8 Developer Conference in April--instant personalization and social plugins. The first feature, instant personalization, allows certain partner sites to use data from a Facebook user's profile to customize their online experience. For example, if a Facebook user visits Pandora, a customizable Internet radio website, instant personalization will allow Pandora to create a custom radio station for the user based on their likes and dislikes from their Facebook profile. The second new feature, social plugins, allows developers to place a Facebook widget on their website so that visitors can "Like" a page or post comments. These interests can then be shown on a Facebook user's news feed and users can see their friend's activity. It is important to note though that websites, like the Washington Post, that use Facebook's social plugin do not see any of the user's personal information--but Facebook users benefit by receiving recommendations about web pages that their friends like or recommend. Both of these new features users can opt not to use. Much of the frustration among users seems to stem from a feeling that they must continually monitor their privacy settings as Facebook introduces