I'm of the opinion you put online the things you are quite willing for the rest of the world to see or read. All those social networks are fine if you keep that in mind.....hence I have hardly any pictures on my facebook page anymore, and rarely post anything of real interest except for silly jokes and happy birthdays :)
For me, Google+ is fantastic for Sparks. I haven't tried Hangout yet, but now that Skype has gone paid for multiple video chat participants, Hangout does have an advantage. Seeya Rod! On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Reg Whitely <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Paul > > * > Reg Whitely > * > * > > Home: 08 9921 7272 > Mob: 04 8899 7313 > Email: [email protected] > > * > > > On 11/07/2011, at 12:03 pm, Paul K wrote: > > I do understand that you did not intend to incite fear, just healthy > skepticism. A good thing. But I draw your attention to Reg's response: > > "My son is keen to try it an good luck to him, and > I need to point out he has no association with WAMUG whatsoever, but in > doing > so perhaps he's putting the rest of his family at risk." > > I'm happy to be corrected by both Reg and you, however to me Reg > sounds a bit spooked. > > > Damien is a clever young man and is quite left wing when it comes to > multinationals and security 'terrorists'. Where possible he would use > android and linux! > > I'm sure he will read the fine print. I brought him into the discussion > only because he has invited me to join Google+, and I'm not keen on it. I am > on Facebook and took a lot of time screwing down its security to protect me > and my family and friends as much as possible. > > I dislike Twitter and have no association with it, and a brief early foray > into Myspace still presents me with spurious young ladies wishing to make my > acquaintance - not!. > > Ronni's research came at just the right time for me to reassess this > situation. > > This animated growth model of Facebook security is worth viewing. Note it > is current only to 2010: > > http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/ > > Reg > > > > If so, IMHO I believe that to be unwarranted. > As I said earlier if the end user perceives benefit as weighed against > the risk then a good thing has happened. > If it came across as a jab I apologise, it was only intended as a nudge :-) > Maybe what I could have said is; yes skepticism is a healthy thing but > you did not speculate much about the potential benefits just the > potential risks. > > > Regards > Paul > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - > <mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
