How many of you are sick of facebook?
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its ok i guess.
I haven't used Facebook at all and never will. If people don't want to keep in touch with me by using something else (e.g. e-mail, telephone) then so be it. Along with all the ills of social networking sites in general, there's a problem inherent to the idea itself: the rampant privacy and security issues there will never be properly fixed, since it's not in the interests of the company running it to do so. The product that they sell is personal information. They don't want any limits to it. They don't want the average user to have solid control on their information by default. How fucked up is that? They're basically saying "Your personal details are now a product and not really yours anymore."
They have privacy settings, of course. It's just that they should be enabled by default. Anyone who knows anything about data security will agree that good default settings are essentially important. Most of the people using it will never change the defaults. Facebook is probably counting on this behavior and they will not change unless their entire basis for continuing their business is threatened. The only thing capable of doing that is the government and we all know how much governments can be trusted.
For example, why do users have to tweak the options themselves in order to opt-out of every kind of privacy-breaking "feature"? Why aren't the defaults set so that everything that shares your personal data is opt-in and can't be shared automatically or by accident? This will probably never change and even if it does due to some privacy law being forced through somehow, they will just find ways to circumvent it. Though this is something that every company does, it's even more glaringly visible in this case.
http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/
They have privacy settings, of course. It's just that they should be enabled by default. Anyone who knows anything about data security will agree that good default settings are essentially important. Most of the people using it will never change the defaults. Facebook is probably counting on this behavior and they will not change unless their entire basis for continuing their business is threatened. The only thing capable of doing that is the government and we all know how much governments can be trusted.
For example, why do users have to tweak the options themselves in order to opt-out of every kind of privacy-breaking "feature"? Why aren't the defaults set so that everything that shares your personal data is opt-in and can't be shared automatically or by accident? This will probably never change and even if it does due to some privacy law being forced through somehow, they will just find ways to circumvent it. Though this is something that every company does, it's even more glaringly visible in this case.
http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/
My account is open but with a baby picture and absolutely no information on myself. It's kind of just, like...there. I do know some kids were trying to use Facebook to track our class reunion down for our 10th however though, so it can be useful. I've not been on the bandwagon yet and don't intend to any time soon.
Oh yeah and Zuckerberg can eat a dick. :clap:
Oh yeah and Zuckerberg can eat a dick. :clap:
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L3ggy
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:lame:
The only time I really log on is into my ex's account to see if she's talking any shit. :1orglaugh
vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
Mostly use mine to talk with old friends in Russia, Greece and various locations in England. I move around a lot.
Yesterday I returned to Cambridge from a week in Leicester.
Yesterday I returned to Cambridge from a week in Leicester.
PirateKing
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You're still here? :tongue:
Facetious
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Can you do this and remain invisible or does your namesake register as a recent visitor on her end?
L3ggy
Special Operations FOX-HOUND
No...
I've always wondered.
But TBH, I've only done it a few times since we split about a year ago, so I didn't give it too much thought.
"How many of you are sick of facebook?"
ME
I can't stand it!
ME
I can't stand it!
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
I've instructed trained assassins to eliminate me if I ever sign up for SpaceFace or MyBook.
I've disposed of Facebook a year ago and have been clean ever since. (group applaudes)
I still have my old MySpace but I haven't looked at it in almost as long.
If I'm going to waste so much time at a website, then I want to see naked women. Hello there!
I still have my old MySpace but I haven't looked at it in almost as long.
If I'm going to waste so much time at a website, then I want to see naked women. Hello there!
Jane Burgess
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I have two accounts. One for modeling and one personal. It is a good way to keep in touch with people.
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