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Infographic: The Evolution of Default Facebook Privacy Settings 2005 - Now
Click through and click the different years to see the change.
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What Facebook Doesn't Tell You About Privacy
via PCWorld:
Let us be perfectly clear: While Facebook has received a lot of criticism lately about its new privacy policies and Open Graph concept, which allows them to partner with other sites which will also have access to some Facebook user data, Facebook isn’t explicitly keeping secrets from you. But some security professionals and users continually knock the site for what they say are less-than-clear explanations about where your data is going, and how secure the site really is. … This is what Facebook isn’t saying outright to members.
- We don’t want you to change your privacy settings
- Leaving your information public can put make you a target for Facebook scams.
- We have little control over application security
- We know which websites you’re visiting
- Your information is being stored in places outside of Facebook
Click through to read the explanations and Facebook’s stance for each of the bullets.
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I just got to unfriend & block my first ever person on Facebook! It’s a very exciting day.
By the way, check out the Audre Lorde Project. In addition to Audre being one of my top four favorite poets of all time (in addition to Kay Ryan, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti), this Brooklyn based project does great things.
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TSA Announces Facebook Integration For Full Body Scanners
via wondertonic:
John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, announced yesterday that full body scanners at airports across the nation will be seamlessly integrated with Facebook next month, allowing travelers to save, tag, and share their near-naked security photos with friends, family, and co-workers through the popular social networking site. Immediately after being subjected to a scan, the traveler’s photo will be automatically uploaded to a public album on Facebook and tagged accordingly. According to Pistole, this cutting-edge integration will allow travelers to stay more connected than ever with their social networks, letting Facebook users know when their friends have made it through airport security and if they are smuggling weapons in their rectums in real time.
Foursquare integration is rumored to be rolled out in 2011.
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Today Facebook alerted me to the fact that my account only met “Medium Security” standards and that I should follow their tutorial to make my account more secure.
There were two recommendations for me: Give them another Email Address and give them another Phone Number.
Apparently it’s not so important that the information I’ve stored within their system be more protected, but rather that I rest easy in the fact that no matter what,
my real-personage is validated with their Valued Partner NetworkI can get back into my beloved account. :/ -
I like to imagine that, whilst waiting for a particularly long time at the doctor’s office (and having already burned through the Highlights crossword puzzle), this gentleman began browsing old classmates via Facebook Mobile. So overwhelmed was he with what we clearly have in common that the intentions of his heart spilt forth into pure poetry.
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Argh, I want to share this image with my friends on facebook. If only there was a way to take a snapshot of what’s on my screen right now!! Why can’t computers do anything?! That would be so great. Like, a shot of my screen …. hmmm…. I’d call it a screenshot, Yeah, totally.
Luckily, I’m a creative problem solver. Just like my resume says.
I like exploring my high school friends’ inner narrative as they navigate the wily world of the interwebs.
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After seeing a friend’s re-post of the recent aggregation of Facebook contacts’ phone numbers into a “Phonebook” (available by navigating through Accounts > Edit Friends > Contacts), I double-checked the privacy setting of my phone number. (Account > Privacy Preferences > Customize Settings > Contact Info). Yup, my number is set to be displayed to “Only Me.” i.e. It’s private.
Or at least, it’s supposed to be. Two different friends were able to send me screenshots of their Phonebook, in which my mobile number is clearly visible. Interestingly, I wasn’t on a third friend’s list.
What gives?? Can anyone replicate?
ADDENDUM: I’m told this is a “known issue” as of yesterday (thx @myrcurial ;) ). Apparently if you clicked through the TOS on your iPhone/Android Facebook app, you might have missed the part where it said it will slurp up ALL your friends’ data. “Please make sure your friends are comfortable with any use you make of their information.” hah. What a fucking joke.
Thus, the privacy setting that exists controls display of your mobile number on the info section of your profile, but is totally unrelated to your friends’ phonebooks. There is no way to opt out of Facebook matching your # to your identity, if any friend uses the mobile app. You can delete YOUR list of contacts, but that does nothing to blacklist your number from FB’s cloud if sourced from a friend. >:( Do not want.
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(via cajunboy)
First Lady Michelle Obama announced Thursday, September 15, 2011 at an Olive Garden Restaurant in suburban Hyattsville, Maryland, that the Darden Restaurant Corporation - owners of Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and others - will commit to cutting calories and sodium and offering healthier kids’ menu choices.
Based on Postage by Greg Cooper. Everything heavily modified by me.
*Unlikely to find your lost post using this but you can try...
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