Facebook

ILG · #1 07-29-2010, 10:48 AM

Here is why I do not yet have a Facebook. Not saying I will never get one, but owners beware!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38463013...nce/?GT1=43001

Twisp · #2 07-29-2010, 11:04 AM

The headline to that article was redundant. These details were already published online via Facebook. All this does is put them in one file.

ILG · #3 07-29-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

This is public information that users already allowed to be seen on Facebook. It was already on the internet, all Ron Bowes did was put it in one file. If you don't want your information out there for everyone to see, set your account settings to reflect that.

The headline to that article was redundant. These details were already published online via Facebook. All this does is put them in one file.

Yeah, it's kind of like a tattoo. You better be committed for life.

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This means that if any of those on the list decide to change their privacy settings on Facebook, Bowes and those who have the file will still be able to access information that was public when it was compiled.

"As I thought more about it and talked to other people, I realized that this is a scary privacy issue. I can find the name of pretty much every person on Facebook," he wrote. "Facebook helpfully informs you that "[a]nyone can opt out of appearing here by changing their Search privacy settings" — but that doesn't help much anymore considering I already have them all (and you will too, when you download the torrent). Suckers!"

"Once I have the name and URL of a user, I can view, by default, their picture, friends, information about them, and some other details," Bowes added.

Twisp · #4 07-29-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ILG

Yeah, it's kind of like a tattoo. You better be committed for life.

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This means that if any of those on the list decide to change their privacy settings on Facebook, Bowes and those who have the file will still be able to access information that was public when it was compiled.

"As I thought more about it and talked to other people, I realized that this is a scary privacy issue. I can find the name of pretty much every person on Facebook," he wrote. "Facebook helpfully informs you that "[a]nyone can opt out of appearing here by changing their Search privacy settings" — but that doesn't help much anymore considering I already have them all (and you will too, when you download the torrent). Suckers!"

"Once I have the name and URL of a user, I can view, by default, their picture, friends, information about them, and some other details," Bowes added.

Pretty much. But it is like that with most anything online. Even these posts.

ILG · #5 07-29-2010, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

Pretty much. But it is like that with most anything online. Even these posts.

Yes, I think this is a little bit more private though.

Twisp · #6 07-29-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ILG

Yes, I think this is a little bit more private though.

Not really. Anyone can come on here and see the posts we make. All they would have to do is write a program to somehow copy the posts to their machine/server. Same principle. We have a much smaller user base, so that probably won't happen. However, if we were as big as Facebook, it could conceivably happen.

ILG · #7 07-29-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

Not really. Anyone can come on here and see the posts we make. All they would have to do is write a program to somehow copy the posts to their machine/server. Same principle. We have a much smaller user base, so that probably won't happen. However, if we were as big as Facebook, it could conceivably happen.

Nobody can search for me by name on here. However, I am not saying it is private. All internet communication has privacy issues.

Twisp · #8 07-29-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ILG

Nobody can search for me by name on here. However, I am not saying it is private. All internet communication has privacy issues.

That is true. I am just saying that it is not that big a deal. The people on this list didn't mind having their information on the internet.

It is kind of like what my Bible teacher always told us. If you want the whole world to know something, write it down.

That has always stuck with me, which is why I eat all of my correspondence. lol.

Twisp · #9 07-29-2010, 11:23 AM

A cool site, which will probably freak your mind out:

http://www.spokeo.com/

Type in your name or your email address. It searches the web for it. It pulled up my name, Facebook, and location from my email address.

Now that is a stalking tool right there.

MrsMcD · #10 07-29-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Twisp

A cool site, which will probably freak your mind out:

http://www.spokeo.com/

Type in your name or your email address. It searches the web for it. It pulled up my name, Facebook, and location from my email address.

Now that is a stalking tool right there.

OMGoodness, I had no idea!