--- On Thu, 16/7/09, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Jason Davies <[email protected]> Subject: [sussex_mug] Re: Facebook and privacy issue To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 16 July, 2009, 9:34 PM anna churchill wrote on 16/7/09 at 21:22 > >Does anyone else feel like they have gone down the rabbit hole on this? The words "Facebook" and "privacy" cannot co-exist without a negative in the sentence. Join at your peril and with eyes wide open. see eg this old issue <http://foryournoggin.com/facebook-to-sell-database-information-express-yourself/> and Fake Steve on Facebook <http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/12/faceberg-were-sorry-really-okay-not.html> I'm not saying don't do it, I'm saying, don't be surprised if they put together an astonishing amount of information on you. Join and enjoy it, or keep away and get cut off from an increasing number of family photos. amazing that while people are worried about the government having your NI number and NHS record (etc) on a database, they happily give it all away pretty much to a US entrepreneur who specialises in, er, collecting data to sell to companies. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I was stunned that all of a sudden I am getting notices from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Facebook. I only signed up because sometime ago a few people >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I knew asked me on. I didnt create a page for myself to use. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Its this creepy crawling trawling mechanism that then is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sending me pictures of all these people I know or have sent >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>emails to. its is just so weird. And I can't figure out how >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to even use the program. Its only point seems to be A: create >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a rather clever way of finding anyone you ever met and still >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>have their name and B: as mentioned really a front for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>collecting marketing data on people. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
