On 10/1/12 12:31 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
I resisted Facebook for a long time, not only because of security
concerns, but because I saw how much it can detract from my own
productivity. The latter has come to pass for sure. As to the former,
well they cannot find out more about you than you tell them.
They know far more about you than you can imagine:
FB collects more data about you than you know, it's shared more widely
than you know, legal protections are spotty, and malicious behavior
related to FB is on the rise:
<http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/consumer-reports-facebook-privacy-problems-are-rise-749990>
Your current location and activity, among other things, can be picked up
and broadcast without your knowledge; stop using FB apps:
<http://mashable.com/2012/01/27/facebook-privacy-open-graph/>
Breach of privacy extends to non-members of Facebook (and lots of other
info):
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Facebook#Breach_of_privacy_extends_to_non-members_of_Facebook>
Identity theft using off the shelf facial recognition software (keep
your profile private and take down that photo):
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2011/08/08/facebooks-privacy-issues-are-even-deeper-than-we-knew/>
Until recently they did even worse until a lawsuit stopped some of it.
Their approach seems to be that they will infringe without telling you
until they are forced to stop.
--
Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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