Who DOESN'T Use Facebook? (privacy concerns)

Margaret · 30 Apr 2011 at 11:32

I use it just for jokes among classmates and watching some of the drama unfold.

But really nobody gives a **** and it is mostly just willy waving, I don't really care about keeping in contact with most of the people on there either. Might disable mine soon enough.

BunnyKillBot · 30 Apr 2011 at 11:38

singist said:
Account/Settings/Account Security ..... use secure server

You will then see https in the address bar.

As mentioned, change privicy settings too.

I can not believe that that is off by default, just changed mine and the missus

What The ****

Mobius 1 · 30 Apr 2011 at 11:41

i use it a lot. beats wasting money on mobile phone bills when someone is just a chat box away.

EdwardTeach · 30 Apr 2011 at 11:57

I have an account, but rarely use it (less than once a month). Don't upload any photos, and have max privacy settings.

In my profile photo I am dressed smartly. I know potential employers always look up candidates on facebook. If they don't specifically search facebook, a google search will also bring up my profile.

I have no real interest in it, but it us useful to have an account because some people like to organise social functions through it.

THMRK · 30 Apr 2011 at 12:49

LEE929394 said:
Can you seperate work colleagues from your real friends?

Will have to check the privacy settings out again if that's the case.

I didn't mention in my OP about third party app developers having access to your data and the groups thing someone mentioned here.

Great thread and some great responses people!

You can sort it out now so that you can see only those updates that you want to see, yeah. I don't think you can organise them into specific categories, though.

The groups thing is pretty annoying because you apparently don't have a choice to go into one when someone decides to create one but it's easy to leave said group.

I rarely use third party apps so I've never had an issue. Only things like connecting Wordpress so blogs auto publish to facebook and using tweetdeck etc.

jp_bl_68 · 22 May 2011 at 02:41

Not really bothered about facebook but a few mates have pestered me into setting up an account. I doubt I'll use it much.

w1lliam · 22 May 2011 at 04:34

Once you've deleted your account, if at any time after you log in, all your stuff is still there.

I havent been on it in quite awhile after deleting everything so I dont know if this has changed.

Brian8bit · 22 May 2011 at 05:04

w1lliam said:
Once you've deleted your account, if at any time after you log in, all your stuff is still there.

I havent been on it in quite awhile after deleting everything so I dont know if this has changed.

There's "deactivate" and "delete". Deactivate is the default. Your account is closed, but all your posts, pictures and everything else remain so should you come back at a later date, it's all still there. To delete you have to hunt your way through help pages until you find the delete link. It closes your account and will keep it closed for 12 or 14 days, then it'll ditch and delete all your pictures, posts and everything else, provided you don't log in again during the 12/14 days whatever it is and deactivate the delete.

w1lliam · 22 May 2011 at 05:17

Brian8bit said:
There's "deactivate" and "delete". Deactivate is the default. Your account is closed, but all your posts, pictures and everything else remain so should you come back at a later date, it's all still there. To delete you have to hunt your way through help pages until you find the delete link. It closes your account and will keep it closed for 12 or 14 days, then it'll ditch and delete all your pictures, posts and everything else, provided you don't log in again during the 12/14 days whatever it is and deactivate the delete.

Ah, thanks. I assumed I have deleted it then.

the shadow · 22 May 2011 at 06:43

Never had a Facebook account not into giving Running Commentary

just another distraction i don't need :cool:

badcompany · 22 May 2011 at 08:22

No , I value my privacy thanks

Geeman1979 · 22 May 2011 at 09:17

Dont have an account and never will,dont want old flames catching up with me and biting me in the ass.

Kemik · 22 May 2011 at 10:50

Even my nan uses facebook.

sigma · 22 May 2011 at 11:00

geeman1979 said:
Dont have an account and never will,dont want old flames catching up with me and biting me in the ass.

Do you even know how Facebook works? People can't just randomly start talking to all of your friends/family.

Facebook just needs to be used with some common sense, which obviously some people lack so it's no surprise they don't use it. (not aimed at you geeman)

Kurisu Makise · 22 May 2011 at 11:00

Mr-White said:
Never had a Facebook account, never will

MW

This

everyone i know seems to be obsessed with it

you dont need to update everything you do for people to see, just get on with life like normal.

sigma · 22 May 2011 at 11:04

Miffy1991 said:
This

everyone i know seems to be obsessed with it

you dont need to update everything you do for people to see, just get on with life like normal.

Just because you have a FB account it doesn't mean you have to update it all the time anyway. You can look at it as having a way of contacting people for free! People in other countries or people you don't often speak to.

Geeman1979 · 22 May 2011 at 12:25

sigma said:
Do you even know how Facebook works? People can't just randomly start talking to all of your friends/family.

Facebook just needs to be used with some common sense, which obviously some people lack so it's no surprise they don't use it. (not aimed at you geeman)

lol no offence taken m8 I know loads of people that use it and can see that they enjoy it.Its just not my cup of tea.

Phreaky · 22 May 2011 at 12:39

My privacy from others is generally safe, privacy from whoever Facebook decides to sell my data too clearly isn't.

Geeman1979 · 22 May 2011 at 12:48

Phreaky said:
My privacy from others is generally safe, privacy from whoever Facebook decides to sell my data too clearly isn't.

Funny you should that,I was surfing the net one time cant remember what I was looking at and a facebook advert poped up with friend of mines profile.

memyselfandi · 22 May 2011 at 13:24

sigma said:
Just because you have a FB account it doesn't mean you have to update it all the time anyway. You can look at it as having a way of contacting people for free! People in other countries or people you don't often speak to.

This. I have quite a few friends who I don't get to see very often so it's useful for keeping in touch and finding out what is going on ... but I feel no need to post status updates every 30 seconds on what I am doing ... so I don't.

Advertising .... there's advertising on Facebook? (Firefox + Adblock = I don't see any). Applications .... requests get ignored, if someone is using one and it's showing up on my news feed it gets hidden.

My settings are only set to allow Friends to see my details and it's not that I put anything on it I wouldn't mind being public anyway ... If you want something to stay completely private then don't post it at all, then you don't have to worry about your privacy settings being right.