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PrintableCheck this out. I am DEFINITELY ditching Facebook TODAY.
They cannot be trusted. Facebook, the giant social network now under fire over its privacy practices, has been sending personal information to online advertising companies without its users' consent, according to a Harvard Business School professor who filed a letter of complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday.
"Facebook has been telling its users one thing and then doing the opposite," Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, told DailyFinance Thursday. "Facebook never told anyone, anywhere, they were going to do this. It's no longer about quality of disclosure, but about whether Facebook is telling the truth in the first place." See full article from DailyFinance: http://www.dailyfinance.c..._copyright | |
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NewPowerToad said: I left FB about 10 months ago. And I don't miss it. Too many nosey ass people, and too many pseudo religious posts from non-religious folks. I swear on any given day, I would have 17 Status updates about people grateful that Jesus allowed them to put Butter on their English Muffin. Through him all is possible. Now I have a strong faith, but people protesting that God was instrumental in providing Frosted Flakes in their bowl is a bit F'n ridiculous!!!!!
And I don't need a 2hr status update on the stupid ass stuff your 1yr old did all day. My baby cried, my baby pooped, my baby spit up....NO SHIT THATS WHAT BABIES DOOOOO 
. Dont even get me started on those lame ass "Become a Fan" apps. Steve BECAME A FAN of Hugs. MF'er we all like hugs damnit, I just don't feel the need to click a button to show all of my 275 "Friends" that I like em!!!!! Sorry Im done now. Facebook get's me all kinds of f'n angry LOVING.ALL.OF. THIS! | |
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missfee said: Yes I am. I've already deleted all my personal info with the exception of my relationship status and my birthday. I also deleted the majority of my pics. My next step is to deactivate it. For some reason I keep holding back on it because I would love to stay in touch with some of classmates from high school, but at the same time, if you are truly my friend, you already have my cell number anyway.
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My wife is done with it.
I've abandoned the farm and the fishtank, but still posting on FB regularly. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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johnart said: PositivityNYC said:
I've considered it a few times.. but now I have to for work, so..  Besides interacting with friends and family, I've reached people I wouldn't have any other way (for my artwork and latinpopshop), so it would make no sense to leave. I think it sounds amazing for a marketing tool...for personal life (for me), not too sold...but for micromarketing in 2010...freackin' brilliant. | |
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I had to post it here too 
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johnart said: PositivityNYC said:
I've considered it a few times.. but now I have to for work, so.. Besides interacting with friends and family, I've reached people I wouldn't have any other way (for my artwork and latinpopshop), so it would make no sense to leave. true  Hag. Muse. Web Goddess. Taurean. Tree Hugger. Poet. Professional Nerd. Geek.
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No, because I only use it to talk to my close knit friends, it is wonderful for the purpose if you do not friend everyone and their grandmother. I can go on tell my friends a quick update on my day, weekend..share the latest news and feel good about it. No work people on my friends list or people I would not communicate with on a regular basis otherwise.  | |
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PurpleJedi said: My wife is done with it.
I've abandoned the farm and the fishtank, but still posting on FB regularly. scrolling the page, your name caught my eye; elsewhere I'm known as PurpleTrekkie Hag. Muse. Web Goddess. Taurean. Tree Hugger. Poet. Professional Nerd. Geek.
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Cinnie said: ZombieKitten said: me neither! in fact I'm thinking of migrating there permanently 
 Quite frankly, it is the hub of my life more laundry pics!  | |
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cborgman said: ZombieKitten said: time do do what I did!!! dual accounts - one for anything goes, and the other for boring aunties i ahve one that is my pen name and one that is my real name. the pen name is mostly for theatre stuff.... keeping up with actors and such. what is your pen name? You might be getting a friend request.  | |
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NewPowerToad said: I left FB about 10 months ago. And I don't miss it. Too many nosey ass people, and too many pseudo religious posts from non-religious folks. I swear on any given day, I would have 17 Status updates about people grateful that Jesus allowed them to put Butter on their English Muffin. Through him all is possible. Now I have a strong faith, but people protesting that God was instrumental in providing Frosted Flakes in their bowl is a bit F'n ridiculous!!!!!
And I don't need a 2hr status update on the stupid ass stuff your 1yr old did all day. My baby cried, my baby pooped, my baby spit up....NO SHIT THATS WHAT BABIES DOOOOO
. Dont even get me started on those lame ass "Become a Fan" apps. Steve BECAME A FAN of Hugs. MF'er we all like hugs damnit, I just don't feel the need to click a button to show all of my 275 "Friends" that I like em!!!!! Sorry Im done now. Facebook get's me all kinds of f'n angry Yes, the baby updates make me weary.  | |
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Cinnie said: PunkMistress said: Exactly, my posts here are far more public than what I post on FB. why is the org on every Google search yeah, but I'm still hoping nobody can trace my given name back to my org name. I try my best to keep them VERY separate. Some of you guys are lucky you're my 'friends', in fact. | |
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I'm not sure some of you are getting my point.
It's not whether or not you only have close friends on Facebook, or if you have a phony name as your ID. Facebook knows who you REALLY are, and where you are, and they are selling that information to advertisers WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. No matter whether you have one friend or 1,000; no matter whether you are JohnSmith or John1234, Facebook is selling your ACTUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION without asking you. That is what bothers me, and that's why I'm out like the Wolves in the first. | |
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RodeoSchro said: I'm not sure some of you are getting my point.
It's not whether or not you only have close friends on Facebook, or if you have a phony name as your ID. Facebook knows who you REALLY are, and where you are, and they are selling that information to advertisers WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. No matter whether you have one friend or 1,000; no matter whether you are JohnSmith or John1234, Facebook is selling your ACTUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION without asking you. That is what bothers me, and that's why I'm out like the Wolves in the first. That's cool that it bothers you, but for a lot of us, we just don't care about that kind of stuff. It's not like facebook is the only company that gathers info on the public (even without permission). I just don't care, track away and sell away. | |
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JustErin said: RodeoSchro said: I'm not sure some of you are getting my point.
It's not whether or not you only have close friends on Facebook, or if you have a phony name as your ID. Facebook knows who you REALLY are, and where you are, and they are selling that information to advertisers WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. No matter whether you have one friend or 1,000; no matter whether you are JohnSmith or John1234, Facebook is selling your ACTUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION without asking you. That is what bothers me, and that's why I'm out like the Wolves in the first. That's cool that it bothers you, but for a lot of us, we just don't care about that kind of stuff. It's not like facebook is the only company that gathers info on the public (even without permission). I just don't care, track away and sell away. I just hope they're not giving my email address away. I HATE spam. (my email is not public) Also, I took the year off my birthday because I am concerned with identity theft. Not to mention that facebook status updates can now be used against you in court, people can get fired, and insurance companies have been known to deny claims based on healthy vacationing photos. But that has more to do with what you choose to post, I suppose. I think people need to be clear on what the repercussions may be by posting something on a social networking site. | |
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heartbeatocean said: JustErin said: That's cool that it bothers you, but for a lot of us, we just don't care about that kind of stuff. It's not like facebook is the only company that gathers info on the public (even without permission). I just don't care, track away and sell away. I just hope they're not giving my email address away. I HATE spam. (my email is not public) Also, I took the year off my birthday because I am concerned with identity theft. Yeah, that's where I'm afraid this can lead. | |
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m thinking about doing what zombie did, have a separate a/c for prince/org stuff and one for RL so that i can actually see what is happening in my real world sometimes lol!!! seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before   | |
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PositivityNYC said: PurpleJedi said: My wife is done with it.
I've abandoned the farm and the fishtank, but still posting on FB regularly. scrolling the page, your name caught my eye; elsewhere I'm known as PurpleTrekkie 
The Force rules! By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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right now....hell yeah!!!
i cant reply to anyones posts  seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before | |
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heartbeatocean said: Cinnie said: why is the org on every Google search yeah, but I'm still hoping nobody can trace my given name back to my org name. I try my best to keep them VERY separate. Some of you guys are lucky you're my 'friends', in fact.  | |
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PurpleJedi said: PositivityNYC said: scrolling the page, your name caught my eye; elsewhere I'm known as PurpleTrekkie
The Force rules! Hag. Muse. Web Goddess. Taurean. Tree Hugger. Poet. Professional Nerd. Geek.
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Leaving for what reason? My friends are there
My page is pretty private and protected, so I don't worry about all the spam stuff. Smooches;) | |
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kimrachell said: this Diaspora thing is interesting though!
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