The latest survey conducted by market research firm Sophos has revealed that 60% of users of Facebook is considering to withdraw from the social network because of its concerns about the privacy settings.
The results suggest that almost two thirds of Facebook users are considering the possibility to unsubscribe, with 16% of respondents who say they have already dispensed with Facebook as a result of inadequate control over your data.
These results have surfaced amid mounting criticism that Facebook is facing the following changes in the way social network share personal information with other websites.
The latest statements of the head of public affairs for the social network, Tim Sparapani, suggest that Facebook plans to announce changes to its privacy settings in the coming days, but it is unclear whether these changes are substantial enough to allay concerned users.
The results of the survey show that most respondents are “fed up” of the lack of control that Facebook gives them over their own data. In fact, much still do not know how to configure their privacy settings on Facebook to be safe because the system is confusing for them.
According to Sophos, a mass exodus of Facebook seems unlikely, but members of Facebook are increasingly interested in knowing exactly who can view their data.
Also, “how to remove the account from Facebook” has become one of the most repeated searches on Google while arose several campaigns, such as the ‘Quit Facebook Day” that seeks to mobilize the users to unsubscribe.
In total 1860 people were surveyed. Sophos statistics dropped to 272 users who said they were not members of Facebook, but introduced separately, at 254 who said they had stopped using Facebook because of concerns about privacy.
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