What the Newest Facebook Hoax Tells Us About Users

The newest Facebook hoax to make the rounds started picking up some serious steam yesterday. You might have seen some of your friends post a message along the lines of: “In response to the new Facebook guidelines, I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings…” Well, no surprise but it is just a hoax.

First of all, posting anything of this sort on a personal profile will not negate the legal agreement that all users signed when c...