Facebook is trying to get you in trouble
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Dont use facebook?
Ride Monkey is the only social media format I use...
I only pester and annoy on facebook. Well I do it here also, but my efforts seem inconsicquential here. That and I'm afraid of BV here so I behave....
I seem to live on FB since I am on the road all the time
Phugging Alex Jones was right....
Or, just don't do stupid $hit and have someone take a picture?
Do you have any idea who you are talking to?
FB is getting played out...
yeah, like cell phones, cars, and books. anything liked and used by so many people must be crappy "mainstream" junk.
Exactly. Like the internet too...
Sarcasm is often lost on people whom you dont know personally. I should have used the sarcasm font I guess.
i'm unique and white....so....no.
I've tried that a few times. FB only puts your account on hold, just like a drug dealer they know you'll be back.
True. I deleted mine, then after a few months, decided to see if they had actually deleted it. Logged in, boom, automatically reinstated.
To be honest I would fully expect that there are facebook apps developed by intelligence/security agencies around the world and stealth marketed (ie launched by a apparently private company or individual) with this sort of data mining specifically in mind.
By default, when leaving, FB doesn't cancel your account, it just goes into hibernation. I think this is related to the fact that FB has rights on every pic you upload (if I'm not wrong, taht's the kind of stuff you agreee to when registering).
There should be a (really well hidden) option to permanently cancel your account, though. If you can't find it, you can always use any of the "kill FB" webs available.
I don't have FB, and I'm worried because sometimes I'm sent messages like "someone has tagged you" or "your account has X unreaden messages", or "Yhas sent you a friendship request" from friends who have it.
I don't know if there really is an account with my name, or it's just a way to lure people into FB, but the efforts they make to kill your privacy and make you join te cult should be appreciated.
Not attempts to lure you into FB or YouTube or whatever, but to phish for your account credentials on those sites....I don't have FB, and I'm worried because sometimes I'm sent messages like "someone has tagged you" or "your account has X unreaden messages", or "Yhas sent you a friendship request" from friends who have it.
I don't know if there really is an account with my name, or it's just a way to lure people into FB, but the efforts they make to kill your privacy and make you join te cult should be appreciated.
I have been unknowingly been one of the Beta testers of this . its pretty slick. what I find interesting , is any pictures of my one older brother it thinks they are me.
huh thats odd because ive got like 3 diffrent fb accounts for trolling my friends and ive deleted a few that every one blocked and i cant get back on them.
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Oh, is this the latest "Facebook is trying to screw you" story? Seems like those come out once a week.
Exactly. BFD. The picture has to be posted in the first place, so the damage is done, and this doesn't affect your ability to 'un-tag' yourself.
This is much ado about nothing. I've also been a "beta tester" for this it seems, for this year I've already had that feature. I kind of like it, because it saves me some time. You don't have to use it if you don't want to, you can select which people you tag if you want or don't, and users can disable the feature so their friends can't use it on them.
The people whining about this either put themselves in embarrassing situations too much and should smarten up, or their tinfoil is on too tight.
or developers of similar software and got beat to market.
There is a way to permanently delete the acct, but it's not very easy to figure out without guidance. (a Google search will show you the way..)
True. I deleted mine, then after a few months, decided to see if they had actually deleted it. Logged in, boom, automatically reinstated.
Also, once you put the permanent deletion in motion, for about 2 weeks you cannot log in for any reason or it will re-activate. This includes sites outside of FB that link back to your profile, so you have to make sure all ties are severed before you do it.
have the Winklevoss's been spamming the board again?
Its interesting how much people complain about Facebook but not many complain about the government monitors what we do. With Facebook you have options and if you do not like you can leave or opt out.
Facebook.... FB.... one letter away from FBI... coincidence?
24 hours in a day... 24 beers in a case... coincidence?
My account? I don't have FB! That's the point; how do they get my info without one?
Those FB messages were at the end of an email from a friend (1 per email), where she was telling me about stuff that happened a few hours before - it wasn't a generic text apparently send from a familiar email adress, as most physhing emails are.
I don't know if that's possible, but my guess is she wrote this email from FB and they automatically added those messages as a signature (also happens with msn, aol, smartphones, etc.). What bugs me is that my name was on those ads, even though some of those emails were sent to other people as well. How?...
Magic... What bugs me is that my name was on those ads, even though some of those emails were sent to other people as well. How?...
It is trying to hack your email by using FB as bait, expecting most people will click on anything saying "FB" then taking you elsewhere. I get those from YouTube saying I have a new message about my video and that I just need to click the link to read it. However, I go to my YouTube account directly and log in only to find no video.My account? I don't have FB! That's the point; how do they get my info without one?
Those FB messages were at the end of an email from a friend (1 per email), where she was telling me about stuff that happened a few hours before - it wasn't a generic text apparently send from a familiar email adress, as most physhing emails are.
I don't know if that's possible, but my guess is she wrote this email from FB and they automatically added those messages as a signature (also happens with msn, aol, smartphones, etc.). What bugs me is that my name was on those ads, even though some of those emails were sent to other people as well. How?...
As for this issue, I think the feather ruffling is that it is a new feature that you are defaulted to opt in, and you receive no direct notification about it. I agree, don't be a douche in pix or untag yourself if you want to avoid trouble. And it won't matter in a few years when something else comes along to make FB look like Friendster.