Good Saturday Morning to All,
Not a Facebook user at this time. But, so many functions and info is now posted via Facebook. Our main uses would be for the local school system, and some friends and/or family. Our family(s) ages range all over the scale; with some preferring to use email, others only using Facebook and some use both.
We do not intend to "make" Facebook a posting site for us; but we need to become a member to access other's sites.
How much personal info does Facebook require to be a member?
Is Facebook invasive towards users; being related to spam mail and related?
I thank you for trinkets of info for either the bad or good from one using and/or being a member at Facebook.
Regards,
Catch
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Regards,
Ted
Thank you for the reference.
A special request was just called into the station, for you..... hold on, I'll get it started right now.
Wait a minute. Another request, thank you, caller number two.
Have a pleasant remainder of your day, too.
Regards,
Catch
If you do the regular F'bk thing, be careful who you sign up with as "friends," and don't be shy about cutting somebody loose if they dominate posting on your page. It's a good way to keep up with people you want to maintain as friends, but don't have an opportunity to see a lot, e.g., friends living in a place you've moved away from.
If you don't intend to post, at all, your privacy concerns should be minimal. There is one thing that I can think of to definitely watch out for, but I'm not sure if it still applies. When you sign up with Facebook, read each window carefully before agreeing, especially if you add a smartphone app. At one point, Facebook was harvesting your contact lists, with very ambiguously worded permission. In general, reading carefully, rather than just "nexting" through the process is always important with social networking sites.
I don't get many Facebook emails, mostly because I've changed my settings so that I only get notified when my password is changed and when someone sends me a direct message.
If you configure your settings carefully privacy shouldn't be an issue at all, even if you do decide to post an occasional vacation photo. Just watch out for when Facebook changes their privacy policies or adds new features.
You can read about the various settings here: http://www.facebook.com/help/445588775451827
I like Facebook for keeping up with my nieces and nephews and a few far away friends. I post rarely, but read somewhat regularly.
Enjoy,
chip
I am with @Catch22 that a lot of businesses are making some of their business over Facebook now. As you indicated, school districts have started communicating over their Facebook more often. It is also making keeping up with family and friends easier when most of friends are already there. Now I am still one of those few that doesn't have an account yet. Too busy. At some point that will not be an excuse.
I am actually interested on LinkedIn which is more towards professional networking. And following a few over Twitter could be an alternative.
Regards,
Ted
Regards,
Ted
Do not provide more than required level of personal information. Address and phone info should be private. If you go on vacation don't post pics etc. until after coming back as I have heard criminals are using that information to pay a visit to your home when you are on vacation. Be careful who you allow as friend.
Regards,
Ted
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1641722-big-money-is-pouring-into-facebook-from-all-directions?source=yahoo
Still, I use FB now to mainly share with friends distributed across the US and beyond and also for outdoor travel and adventure, like backpacking trips and trails, canoeing, national parks and so on. I find it's a great way to get insider info and lots of off the beaten path information. FB has only the very least amount of necessary signup info from me that I could get away with, like Max not all of it true, and I don't load or add on any of their apps, games and so forth. If I receive a post saying so-and-so likes Walmart or whatever I click on the box saying don't put this on my page anymore.
Just be smart about how you use it and you will be fine. Lastly, someone else mentioned it and I second it, be very, very careful about who you friend. Even folks who might appear normal can be psycho online.
I don't use LinkedIn much, but do find value in a focused system. In contrast, Facebook strikes me as AOL 2.0 - trying to be everything to everyone. But at the same time, trying desperately to monetize any bit of personal data it gets its hands on (unlike AOL, which just spammed you).
As far as this thread being irrelevant to MFO, consider that Facebook is now used as a de facto user authentication system - raising the question of whether MFO should integrate with it as well. (I think you can tell from my post and my lack of participation with Facebook what my views on that are.)
Besides, if we're going to have a universal authentication system, let the NSA do it - they already have more data than Facebook - they know where you really live.
Right, man. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was THAT bad. Orwell's "1984." It's here.
In a couple of instances, Facebook had changed some of my privacy settings during updates etc. It is a good idea to go back occasionally and check your privacy and security settings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-us-citizens.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
"The agency can augment the communications data with material from public, commercial and other sources, including bank codes, insurance information, Facebook profiles, passenger manifests, voter registration rolls and GPS location information, as well as property records and unspecified tax data, according to the documents. They do not indicate any restrictions on the use of such “enrichment” data, and several former senior Obama administration officials said the agency drew on it for both Americans and foreigners."