Jmetz
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this is like the friends reuinted fiasco all over again... FB ruining marriages since 2004
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Debian
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Corvette chic said:
Did you?
It's practically impossible to delete a fb account, you can deactivate it but that actually does nothing to get rid of all the stuff you've posted on there. In fact if you went back on you'd find everything there still as you left it.
Facebook has very big issues with privacy now, the privacy settings are so convoluted and difficult to understand - 50 settings and 170 options - that it's almost impossible to secure your private information satisfactorily.
Facebook's privacy policy has more words than the US Constitution and they basically add up to saying that you sign your soul over to us and we (fb that is) can do whatever the hell we like with your data. Once you put something on fb it is impossible to remove it from the public domain.
It's a hell-hole of a security issue as far as your private info is concerned. Never ever, ever post anything on fb that you wouldn't want your boss, wife, husband, partner, gf, bf, granny, the plod, etc to see. Even if you think it's private it isn't.
I deleted my account a couple of days ago. Partly as it was taking up far too much of my time, and partly as I was starting to find it all a bit too much...knowing everything people (some of whom could barely be called aquaintences) are up to, and sharing innane details of my own to all and sundry.
I was also finding the way it suggests friends quite creepy!
They don't make it easy to quit, mind. The deactivate button retains everything so you can log back in at any time and all your details/friends etc will still be there. The full delete option is quite well hidden, but apparently doesn't delete your account for two weeks! So if you log in within that time you can still reactivate...
There was also an article in the Guardian today which linked back to this older one which is a bit scary!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook
Having said all that I'm now upping my Twitter useage instead
I was also finding the way it suggests friends quite creepy!
They don't make it easy to quit, mind. The deactivate button retains everything so you can log back in at any time and all your details/friends etc will still be there. The full delete option is quite well hidden, but apparently doesn't delete your account for two weeks! So if you log in within that time you can still reactivate...
There was also an article in the Guardian today which linked back to this older one which is a bit scary!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook
Having said all that I'm now upping my Twitter useage instead
Smokin Joe
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Tell me more, how do you find the full deactivate button?Joe said:
I used a guide in a facebook group about how to delete your account (which had 1000's of membersSmokin Joe said:
)But this explains it: http://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account
Interestingly (or not) "how to delete my facebook account" was among the top google trends on thursday, which was the day I decided to delete mine
Debian
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This article:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/12/business/facebook-privacy.html?ref=personaltech
shows graphically how tangled fb's privacy options are. Also shows how it's privacy policy has grown from 1000 words to nearly 6000 words since 2005.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/12/business/facebook-privacy.html?ref=personaltech
shows graphically how tangled fb's privacy options are. Also shows how it's privacy policy has grown from 1000 words to nearly 6000 words since 2005.
Campfire
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Yes it's difficult - I've got friends on 'fb' as you say, who are: ex colleagues most I like & some not so much, relatives, ex sort-of- relatives, in-laws and cycling friends. It could be very difficult moaning about certain in-laws when others are my friends on fb, (that terminology is new to me too) I have to be very careful.
Debian
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Some pundits argue that you should simply set all privacy rules to fully public. Just don't put anything on there that you wouldn't want your boss, wife, husband, granny, etc to see or read and there's no problem.
The arguments that are raging about the privacy settings are because a) Facebook doesn't seem to care about it's customers and
Facebook was originally founded as a way to privately keep in touch with college friends and many original members still assume the same privacy rules apply.
The arguments that are raging about the privacy settings are because a) Facebook doesn't seem to care about it's customers and
Facebook was originally founded as a way to privately keep in touch with college friends and many original members still assume the same privacy rules apply.
Debian
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Campfire said:
This is where the convolutions come into play. Even if you theoretically post a picture privately, a friend could tag you, or someone else in that picture and then that tag is automatically farmed out to their friends, friends of their friends, etc. So even someone not in your locked down circle of friends could easily see something you'd rather they didn't. Hence, just don't ever post anything embarrassing on fb.
