Facebooks latest dumb move.
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Oh no no, I wasn't saying this was making the privacy issue worse, well... actually no in a way I am.HardRockSamurai said:
Before anyone could do this but it wasn't nearly as easy, you had to be REALLY determined to find out what Johnny did on the 18th of november 2007
Now you just click a couple times and you're there.
The privacy issue is more than just people being able to see anything you've ever posted (since if you post anything on the net it's pretty much free game) but that's another story for another thread =P
Sigh... why is it every time there is a thread like this, there is always at least one person who makes a comment like yours.Radelaide said:
I was stating my opinion about the matter, yes, but I didn't make this thread for me to moan about it, I made it to get other opinions on it.
I can't seem to find any way to opt out of it as of yet, but if I find some way to do it I'll be sure to post it here.lRookiel said:
Facebook ... i only use it as a mailbox to keep track with people. Was probably a dumb idea to create one in the first place. They just have too much of a data collecting attitude and those updates are really annoying. Why would I want everybody to get my personal history by a single click?
I should just delete my account but that's not possible. I can "remove" it but they keep all the data anyway.
I should just delete my account but that's not possible. I can "remove" it but they keep all the data anyway.
Except facebook and security don't belong in the same sentence unless joke is also in there.UrieHusky said:
If someone had the will, there are ways to get in.
Indeed, and it needs to start fixing what IS. I use facebook solely for keeping up with a few friends, but the chat system is broken beyond a joke.Jekken6 said:
You're absolutely right don't get me wrong, like I said earlier anything you put on Fb or any similar site is basically free game. But it's.. yeah... Incredibly stupid I think is the only way I can describe it.Doclector said:
I believe they've made it so all the data gets removed after 30 days now, but I have no source to confirm this sorry so in my eyes its a rumourSnoozer said:
I just really don't have the ego for this sort of thing. I have an account to keep friends contacts. But I never post pictures, or status updates or even look at my friend's. If I want to talk I call them, or they call me. My life is not important enough to document for everyone to see.
Fair enough ^_^ I haven't ever associated facebook with people who have big egos personally but then I don't really understand the concept of having a big ego to begin with.floppylobster said:
At the end of the day at least this wont effect you ^_^
D= Oh noes! brb reformatting harddriveThe_root_of_all_evil said:
They've been doing dumb moves for a while. The only reason I keep any of my accounts running is solely for online text roleplay; barely even that, since there's nothing but idiots. A vast minority are any good. The only way for me to get my stories done nowadays anyways.
But yeah. Ticker? Crappy. Lags the site often. I only like it to check up on who's messaging me.
But yeah. Ticker? Crappy. Lags the site often. I only like it to check up on who's messaging me.
I'm not familiar, but it's interesting that you find it easier because I'm finding it to be a lot more of a pain to use.SirDeadly said:
I guess it comes down to personal preference.
Yeah, it's a nice bit of peace of mind to know your profile will really be deleted and not just put into cryostasisSnoozer said:
The chat changes were the last thing that annoyed me, I still rarely use the chat, but this is just incredibly stupid.Denariax said:
But hey that's just my opinion ^_^ at least you still find some things there enjoyable
I find it hilarious how people continue to cry out in shock every time that Facebook does something to them.
Guess what?
You fell for it, it's too late now.
Facebook regularly 'updates' its privacy settings, which, if you kept your profile at maximum privacy becomes a problem since it'll use that as an excuse to reset your settings to public. If your friends tag you, they never let go of that information. If you go to delete your account, simply deleting it isn't enough; Facebook determines that you merely want to deactivate it, so they hold onto your entire account to reactivate it whenever you return. You have to dig through their FAQ for the actual deletion, which then keeps your account for two weeks and reactivates it if you check back in during that time. By then, it's safe to assume that they mined out whatever data you had.
As an experiment, I created two Facebook accounts. The first one I kept my name fake, as well as my info, yet once one of my friends was added it pretty much pinned down everything about me because my friends tagged me under my real name. I fully deleted that one. The other one I put at maximum privacy and used to just check the dining hall schedule at my college. Well, surprise, surprise, I have tons of friend invites from relatives and friends who simply searched and found me, despite that supposedly being impossible with my privacy settings.
I found it hilarious, because I wasn't like the majority, who plaster every single picture, feeling, relationship, and bowel movement to Facebook. You're never getting disentangled, and no matter how much you cry out every single time that Facebook again does something with your privacy, you'll never stop using it.
Again, this was a set of IMs from right after Facebook was released:
Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard
Zuck: Just ask.
Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS
[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?
Zuck: People just submitted it.
Zuck: I don't know why.
Zuck: They "trust me"
Zuck: Dumb fucks.
He doesn't give a flying fuck about privacy, especially not since you're flinging it at him and he makes money off of selling that to advertisers. So, if you're using his product, it's a little bit too late to be offended when he abuses you. You're not his customer, after all; you're his product, and he's just making it easier for his data-mining customers to get what they wanted.
Guess what?
You fell for it, it's too late now.
Facebook regularly 'updates' its privacy settings, which, if you kept your profile at maximum privacy becomes a problem since it'll use that as an excuse to reset your settings to public. If your friends tag you, they never let go of that information. If you go to delete your account, simply deleting it isn't enough; Facebook determines that you merely want to deactivate it, so they hold onto your entire account to reactivate it whenever you return. You have to dig through their FAQ for the actual deletion, which then keeps your account for two weeks and reactivates it if you check back in during that time. By then, it's safe to assume that they mined out whatever data you had.
As an experiment, I created two Facebook accounts. The first one I kept my name fake, as well as my info, yet once one of my friends was added it pretty much pinned down everything about me because my friends tagged me under my real name. I fully deleted that one. The other one I put at maximum privacy and used to just check the dining hall schedule at my college. Well, surprise, surprise, I have tons of friend invites from relatives and friends who simply searched and found me, despite that supposedly being impossible with my privacy settings.
I found it hilarious, because I wasn't like the majority, who plaster every single picture, feeling, relationship, and bowel movement to Facebook. You're never getting disentangled, and no matter how much you cry out every single time that Facebook again does something with your privacy, you'll never stop using it.
Again, this was a set of IMs from right after Facebook was released:
Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard
Zuck: Just ask.
Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS
[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?
Zuck: People just submitted it.
Zuck: I don't know why.
Zuck: They "trust me"
Zuck: Dumb fucks.
He doesn't give a flying fuck about privacy, especially not since you're flinging it at him and he makes money off of selling that to advertisers. So, if you're using his product, it's a little bit too late to be offended when he abuses you. You're not his customer, after all; you're his product, and he's just making it easier for his data-mining customers to get what they wanted.
I never actually uploaded a recognizable picture. The pic is of a two barrel carburetor that I rebuilt. Oh there is some info on me there, and a message that says that I don't check my Facebook account. I log in maybe... 3-4 times a year? I think I'm behind by about a year.floppylobster said:
What year is this? Alright, maybe two.
OK, so don't use Facebook. Or keep using Facebook anyway, and just put up with the crapiness.
But whatever you do, don't sit around complaining about changes to something that is (1)totally free, and (2) that you don't actually have to use. The fact that you even have access to the internet means that your life can't possibly be all that bad, and a Facebook redesign is not going to change that.
SHORT VERSION: Suck it up.
But whatever you do, don't sit around complaining about changes to something that is (1)totally free, and (2) that you don't actually have to use. The fact that you even have access to the internet means that your life can't possibly be all that bad, and a Facebook redesign is not going to change that.
SHORT VERSION: Suck it up.