It pays NOT to be on FACEBOOK

[dbvirago]

Anyone that posts anything anywhere in the 'net, including here, that they don't want the whole world to see is a fool. I've been on the internet since before they called it the internet and never thought for a second any of it was private, protected or secure. OTH, as others have said, if anyone wants my password to facebook or anywhere else, I would just say no. Pay me or fire me - I'm good either way.

 

[skieur]

i mention this over a year ago the police love facebook

That's how they found my husband's ex bass player!! XD

That being said, I have nothing to hide either, BUT, if a company demanded my password I'd leave. If they're gonna be up my ass about my FB profile, I can only image what WORKING for them would be like.

I've heard of this happening though. I just wouldn't deal with it. Nope.

It is not a matter of "having nothing to hide". I am sure you have seen how postings can be misread or misunderstood on this and other forums and even two people that with all there postings are not communicating to each other. When it is just a forum etc. it is of minimal importance but when your posts are read by someone who can decide not to hire you or use your Facebook photos in a court case against you....then you need to be careful.

For a lot of Internet types, Facebook posting, tweets, blogs, etc. have become a habit and personal information can easily be hacked and sold or just simply googled. This may be irrelevant until you get into any litigation and then even apparently mundane postings have the potential to come back and bite you in the butt. Lawyers in current court cases are now being negatively surprised by Facebook posts that appear in lawsuits (separation, divorce, accidents, etc.) being presented by opposing lawyers and the particular postings may seem very average stuff until a spin is applied by the lawyer.

 

[Josh66]

i mention this over a year ago the police love facebook

That's how they found my husband's ex bass player!! XD

That being said, I have nothing to hide either, BUT, if a company demanded my password I'd leave. If they're gonna be up my ass about my FB profile, I can only image what WORKING for them would be like.

I've heard of this happening though. I just wouldn't deal with it. Nope.

It is not a matter of "having nothing to hide". I am sure you have seen how postings can be misread or misunderstood on this and other forums and even two people that with all there postings are not communicating to each other. When it is just a forum etc. it is of minimal importance but when your posts are read by someone who can decide not to hire you or use your Facebook photos in a court case against you....then you need to be careful.

For a lot of Internet types, Facebook posting, tweets, blogs, etc. have become a habit and personal information can easily be hacked and sold or just simply googled. This may be irrelevant until you get into any litigation and then even apparently mundane postings have the potential to come back and bite you in the butt. Lawyers in current court cases are now being negatively surprised by Facebook posts that appear in lawsuits (separation, divorce, accidents, etc.) being presented by opposing lawyers and the particular postings may seem very average stuff until a spin is applied by the lawyer.

None of that is really "news"... The only real difference compared to 10 years ago is that the random thoughts you have when you're drunk in the middle of the night are now public record - assuming you put every detail of your life on there... Be careful what you say, or delete that **** as soon as you sober up, lol.

 

[e.rose]

i mention this over a year ago the police love facebook

That's how they found my husband's ex bass player!! XD

That being said, I have nothing to hide either, BUT, if a company demanded my password I'd leave. If they're gonna be up my ass about my FB profile, I can only image what WORKING for them would be like.

I've heard of this happening though. I just wouldn't deal with it. Nope.

It is not a matter of "having nothing to hide". I am sure you have seen how postings can be misread or misunderstood on this and other forums and even two people that with all there postings are not communicating to each other. When it is just a forum etc. it is of minimal importance but when your posts are read by someone who can decide not to hire you or use your Facebook photos in a court case against you....then you need to be careful.

For a lot of Internet types, Facebook posting, tweets, blogs, etc. have become a habit and personal information can easily be hacked and sold or just simply googled. This may be irrelevant until you get into any litigation and then even apparently mundane postings have the potential to come back and bite you in the butt. Lawyers in current court cases are now being negatively surprised by Facebook posts that appear in lawsuits (separation, divorce, accidents, etc.) being presented by opposing lawyers and the particular postings may seem very average stuff until a spin is applied by the lawyer.

K... let me rephrase:

I don't give a sh*t.

If they want to use the post about how I'm frustrated that I'm having to stay at my in-laws house one more night, because our moving truck broke down as we were trying to leave to Nashville, against me in court somehow... so be it.

I don't put ANYTHING of ANY importance on FB. I probably have more to worry about with entries in my personal blog from over a year ago to worry about, and even still I'm not about to go through the whole damn thing to see what's there.

Some people use Facebook.

Some people don't.

Some people put sh*t on Facebook they shouldn't.

Those people are idiots.

That's all I have to say about *that*, and now I'm done with this thread. My Facebook notifications are going wild and I need to check them out.:greenpbl:

 

[MiFleur]

Nowaday, privacy is a word that needs a new definition, when I was younger I was thinking that it was having my own bedroom. That idea got lost somewhere along the way.

If you want to have a private life, pay cash, don't use a cell phone, don't open a facebook account, and forget about the GPS.
Never mind, just sell your computer...

When I see the photography related advertisement that show up on my computer while browsing, I am wondering who uses the information gathered of the web pages I visit.
Facebook to me is one among the others. How do we get the interesting part of being connected to the world without having the lack of privacy that nobody desires.

Talk about rumor, even when 2 people witness the same scene, you often have 2 versions. I do have a facebook account and do not put much on it, but when will be the day when people put me, or talk about me on their facebook page against my will.

 

[Josh66]

Online Anonymity: https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en

Send your 'Thank You' cards to the US Navy.

 

[christop]

I've been on the internet since before they called it the internet and never thought for a second any of it was private, protected or secure.

You've been on the Internet since before 1982? That's a long time in Internet time!

There really wasn't as much thought of "privacy" on the Internet back then. Most of the connected hosts were at universities and government facilities, and I bet nobody ever considered publishing anything on the network that they wouldn't want to become public information. There certainly weren't any blogs or Facebooks or Twitters.

(Of course, one could possibly say it was called the Internet as far back as 1974, when the Internet Transmission Control Program was specified, but in that case "Internet" was short for "Internetworking" and was an adjective, not a noun.)

As far as handing out my Facebook (or any other Web site) login information: nope. It's my personal information that no one else needs (unless required by law), and giving it to someone else is clearly against Facebook's Terms of Service last time I checked, so I would be breaking my contractual obligation if I told anyone my password.

 

[SJphoto]

I mean, just be careful with what you post and moderate your privacy accordingly.

 

[Josh66]

As far as handing out my Facebook (or any other Web site) login information: nope. It's my personal information that no one else needs (unless required by law), and giving it to someone else is clearly against Facebook's Terms of Service last time I checked, so I would be breaking my contractual obligation if I told anyone my password.

Which is why they don't actually ask for your password - they simply ask that you log in in their presence. I'm sure they even make a point to look away while you're typing your password...

 

[480sparky40 39]

I've been on the internet since before they called it the internet and never thought for a second any of it was private, protected or secure.

You've been on the Internet since before 1982? That's a long time in Internet time!

...........

I still have emails from 1969.........

 

[Tony S]

In Maryland, Illinois and California they have passed a law that prohibits employers from requesting passwords or access to your online accounts. The California one is really restrictive on employers.
MarketCounsel | The Adviser's Advisor - California Adopts Social Media Password Protection Law

At the federal level it's being worked on under the Password Protection Act. Here's a good article on it with plenty of links at the bottom that lead to things where passwords have been asked for. Couldn't find an update on it's current status, probably needs to be brough up anew for 2013.
Password Protection Act: Ban bosses asking for Facebook passwords | ZDNet


Update: there are actually six states with current PPA laws of some form. Several like Washington have it on the agenda to be brought up again this year.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

As far as handing out my Facebook (or any other Web site) login information: nope. It's my personal information that no one else needs (unless required by law), and giving it to someone else is clearly against Facebook's Terms of Service last time I checked, so I would be breaking my contractual obligation if I told anyone my password.

Which is why they don't actually ask for your password - they simply ask that you log in in their presence. I'm sure they even make a point to look away while you're typing your password...

Yeah, it's a good thing there is no such thing as key-logging software.

 

[SamSpade1941]

I have never had a presence on Facebook or MySpace and I never regretted it, Nor do I use twitter. I also do not use my real name on Internet forums. Its not that I have misconceptions about anonymity. However It is a fool who places their lives onto the Internet Petri dish for all to examine. Especially in this day and age where everyone wants to see what you are tweeting or liking on Facebook. My employer immediately looks there for a social networking presence for all new hires, and began investigating current employees some time back. They were shocked to say the least on how little they were able to find on me. People should have the good common sense not to advertise their whole lives on the net. You are just inviting peril in doing so.

 

[Overread16 4]

As far as handing out my Facebook (or any other Web site) login information: nope. It's my personal information that no one else needs (unless required by law), and giving it to someone else is clearly against Facebook's Terms of Service last time I checked, so I would be breaking my contractual obligation if I told anyone my password.

Which is why they don't actually ask for your password - they simply ask that you log in in their presence. I'm sure they even make a point to look away while you're typing your password...

Yeah, it's a good thing there is no such thing as key-logging software.

To be fair if the company uses key logging software to do that they'd be setting themselves in a major firing line if it ever got found out. Yes they could do it, but honestly if they got caught doing it they'd be in a major storm very quickly. Of course any user can easily bypass any worries by having a policy of a rotating password (in theory we are supposed to change passwords every so often anyway)

 

[dbvirago]

I've been on the internet since before they called it the internet and never thought for a second any of it was private, protected or secure.

You've been on the Internet since before 1982? That's a long time in Internet time!

There really wasn't as much thought of "privacy" on the Internet back then. Most of the connected hosts were at universities and government facilities, and I bet nobody ever considered publishing anything on the network that they wouldn't want to become public information. There certainly weren't any blogs or Facebooks or Twitters.

(Of course, one could possibly say it was called the Internet as far back as 1974, when the Internet Transmission Control Program was specified, but in that case "Internet" was short for "Internetworking" and was an adjective, not a noun.)

As far as handing out my Facebook (or any other Web site) login information: nope. It's my personal information that no one else needs (unless required by law), and giving it to someone else is clearly against Facebook's Terms of Service last time I checked, so I would be breaking my contractual obligation if I told anyone my password.

Apple II in 1979 and an IBM PC in 81, with a 300 baud dial up modem that costs $800