Sophos: Most Facebook users concerned about new Timeline feature
According to the findings of a recent survey by computer security firm Sophos, a lot of Facebook users are concerned about the changes which the popular social network is currently in the process of bringing about via its new Timeline feature.
Sophos, which surveyed more than 4,000 Facebook users, found that nearly 51 percent of the users were apprehensive about the Timeline feature which Facebook is rolling out; while 32 percent of them admitted that they did not know whether the changes were a cause for worry.
Only about 8 percent of the users polled by Facebook said that they liked Timeline; while another 8 percent of them said that they will get used to the feature by and by.
The Timeline feature chiefly displays the users’ past status updates, pictures, and life events in a reverse-sequential order, mingling their Facebook Wall and Profile; and Facebook is presently updating the accounts of all users with the new feature.
Sopohos has pointed out that one of the key issues of concern linked to Timeline are the "frictionless" Facebook apps, which automatically update the users’ Timeline with their latest activities within the app, even without the pressing of the “share” button by the users.
About Timeline, Sophos’ senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said in a Friday blog post that not only does the new feature encourage users “to enter even more personal details about themselves and their life experiences,” but it also makes it “simpler for others to view the information.”.
