Facebook information for all!

[Rude-boy]

And this ladies and gents is why i don't have an Arsebook of similar account.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10796584

Sure for someone like me who's computer skills run out just after burning photos to a cd this is of little or no use, but for the nefarious activities of those skilled in the witchcraft of t'inerweb I imagine that it's little short of giving them the name, location and keys to the bank leaving only the alarm to bypass...


Sorry if already in discussion.

[Rude-boy]

Slagathore said:

Keep everything in your profile private and there's no issue.

I think that this is the problem.

You have to actively ensure that all your information is private. This place for example requires you to chose if you want to add certain information and you have control over what you chose to post. I'm sure that if someone wanted to find out all about me there is enough information over the X,000 posts i have made or that friends have included in their posts about shared experiences, etc. But the point is this is information that have actively been published and in a very scattered fashion.

With FB it's all there for the taking unless you actively chose not to make it so. Given that not everyone is aware of, or has made incorrect assumptions about, how much information they need to actively 'protect' there will be a lot of people who will have added information they had no idea was available to all. Again, looking at this place, only the other day i saw a post from someone who was all surprised that another poster had used their Christian name and referred to their occupation in a response. Information that they had clearly stated in their profile!

Edited by Rude-boy on Thursday 29th July 12:30