‘As part of a multi-pronged approach, MoveOn.org has created a Facebook Group titled, “Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!” and draws upon members to be activists. Their intent is to call upon the company for a public response to an issue which has created headlines such as, “Does Facebook Hate Christmas?,” “Is Facebook a Privacy Nightmare?” and “Are Facebook’s Social Ads Illegal?”’

I think you place too much faith in the moral fortitude of our generation. Users were more angry over the introduction of the newsfeed because it CHANGED the way they navigated Facebook, NOT because of the privacy implications.

First, many of the biggest groups did not even cite privacy issues. They just mentioned its inconvenience.

Second, while some groups complaining about the privacy implications did spring up, only one person needs to create those groups. The rest just need to join. And it feels a lot more profound to join a group titled ‘Fight for the Freedom of Your Generation!’ than ‘Come On Facebook, I Really Don’t Feel Like Learning a New Interface Right Now, Please Change It Back!’

Third, most users now use the newsfeed. No questions asked. All they had to do was become accustomed to it.

I’m betting the same will happen with Beacon. Sure its a violation of our privacy. Sure its creepy. But in a month or two, it will be NORMAL.

Face it, when the wills of every company in America come up against those of America’s youth, we are pushovers. We’ll take whatever they serve and we’ll like it. Crack addicts may not like it when dealers raise prices, but I doubt they’ll work up the motivation to boycott.