http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebook-timeline

I dont know why anyone uses Facebook,IT IS THE WORST OF THEM ALL!!

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Um...is there actually a problem here at all? Firstly their privacy policy has adapted to how FB is used these days - people are willing to share more information than when it started.

Secondly if you don't want the whole world knowing your stuff - don't put it on the internet.

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Its a bit like the old doctor doctor joke.

You Doctor Doctor everyone can see my stuff if i put it on facebook

Doctor Then dont put it on facebook then


:banghead:

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Knowing how to use FB's privacy settings and limiting the information you put on FB is key to all this.

People must take on some responsibility for their own privacy. Instead, they put their entire life on line and expects the hosting organisation to do it for them automatically.

So just change the default

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Hence I don't use facebook. That and the fact I still speak to the people I want to speak to! Facebook seems to be there so that those who you didn't really like at school can be added to a 'friends' list (though 'people I have spoken to at some point in my life' might be a more apt name for it) and you can compare lives to see who os deemed more successful! I just don't get facebook. If I want to talk to someone, I'll phone them or meet up. Most people lose contact and stop talking for a reason - one of them doesn't want to talk to the other anymore!

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Here is the news....

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As the old saying goes....

"What happens on holiday, stays on Facebook"

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Brilliant!!

Amended accordingly - credit shall be yours!!

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Judging by some of your recent posts, you appear to have a problem with facebook.

If anyone shares info on facebook (or ANY social networking place) and doesn't check the privacy controls, then they should expect to see their info published.

The solution is simple. If you want to publish stuff on facebook (or any social networking site), but don't want the world to read your info, check (and if necessary set) the privacy controls. Otherwise, don't put the info on the site in the first place.

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the problem is they have changed privacy controls making it hard to keep track often of what you have to do to keep what you want private while still being able to use a very useful tool to many

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I just googled Dude111 and got some REALLY interesting results.

Dude if you want to protect your privacy I reckon you need to stop posting at soooooo many sites.

Well GOOGLING "Dude111" luckily doesnt tell you anything about "ME" maggy :D (Address,etc)

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it ,does however tell us that you have started this topic AND you're "online privacy" thread on the first 4 sites that show in a veeeery big list of sites you are a member ,and basically you get the same answer on them all ,which is ,don't use the internet if you want privacy and don't want your details on the net ...it also tells us how paranoid the Americans have become :D

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But it wouldn't stop someone more savvy than me from finding out..After all I'm known to be the least techy and webwise of the Mods here and even I know that the more you expose yourself on the net the more you reveal.

Hmm! I bet the above will MLMs attention.;)

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The answer is simple. Learn the changed controls. Or ask Facebook to remove your account.

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"Maggy" One moderator you dont want to annoy on here because she WILL track you down :p:

I hate the idea of facebook, even more so knowing of people that have made drunken comments about work on it resulting in them getting the sack. Thats one of the many reasons Ive never bothered with it. If I wasnt so paranoid Id probably join in the FB fun but its just not for me.

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I like facebook. There is an easy way to avoid drunken comments on FB. Dont post on it drunk. I don't. I don't come on here drunk either (wouldn't be very professional, what with me being a mod and all, I might be tempted to use my mod powers which would not be good).

I am aware of the potential problems of posting on facebook. A friend of mine was angry once, and posted a comment to the effect that his boss was a very rude word beginning with F and ending with Wit. Trouble is, he forgot that his boss's wife was a facebook friend of his, so got called in to see the boss the next day and explain himself. That's not say the boss's wife would have said anything. I don't think she would (I've known her for years). Someone did, however.

The moral of the story is you can use these sites quite safely, as long as you are careful what you post, and with any security settings offered by the site.

Indeed, in my case, Facebook is actually quite handy.

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Thing is though (and not wanting to go too off topic) depending on how much you have had to drink just saying dont post when you're drunk doesnt always work. Im just glad Im a happy drunk and not an abusive one. I try to keep off forums when I know Ive had too much but it still happens. Good on you for keeping control, like you say, it wouldnt be too good if a mod starts posting drunken nonsense or randomly banning people :p: I've always thought that mods musn't drink that much because too much means all self control out the window

Maybe I just dont have enough friends to warrant a facebook account :D I still think its risky though, but Im dieing to know about this farm game thing that people harp on about, I might set up a false account, Id be happy doing that but not my real name for all to see

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You can play the farm game without facebook, no point letting everyone know you have killed all your sheep while you were down the pub with the local wench.

http://www.farmville.com

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You still need a facebook login.

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They even provide a local wench, what have I been missing out on?! Think Im going to have to give in and give it a try later

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Sorry, but if you get sacked for posting something daft whilst being drunk, that's your fault, not Facebook's ;)

I actually like Facebook, apart the odd timewarp glitches. Just ensure that your privacy settings are done correctly.

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yep you're right but nowhere did I say otherwise, I just said I think its risky ;)

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My point was that the fear of being sacked due to being drunk isn't a reason to not to use Facebook ;)

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it is if you drink alot and want to keep your job :) but yes i see your point

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There are simple ways to test that Facebook is as private as you need it.
First is obviously stop posting stuff that you wish to be private if you have 'friends' that aren't among those that you wish to know your private stuff.
Secondly, create a second FB account and do a search for yourself. If you're even findable at all then check what can be seen by someone who's not on your friends list and amend if necessary. Simple.
The main problem with Facebook & privacy is that people don't know how to (or are too lazy to) look into how to make things private. It's all there if you look for it.

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just as a knock on if anyone aint changed the settings nows the time

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I never understood facebook and how it got popular, same with twitter.