The problem of effective choice and control of a user is made more problematic by the default settings which Facebook has chosen for the user. Many of the default settings for adults (though not for minors) are set at what might be considered the most liberal possible. Facebook in this respect is obviously entitled to assert that social networking by its very nature is social and there is no point joining that experience if the person does not wish to interact with others. This is accepted but the combination of liberal default settings and .
