Quadraphonic and Surround Group on Facebook

[Clint Eastwood]

I too have been reluctant to sign up due to privacy concerns. I saw a documentary regarding Facebook where it was explained that by signing up you grant them access to see your browsing history even when not connected to the Facebook site. I suspect that by now there are ways of opting out of this "feature," but does Facebook provide an easy and obvious avenue to do this? Incognito/private browsing is always possible, but it's a PITA signing-in to benign sites (like QQ) every time one visits.

It's the home of numerous security/identity theft problems...it's getting harder to protect your identity anywhere on the internet...not really aimed at facebook...but one of the newer forms of obtaining your financial information is actually on legitimate sites...It's called formjacking...and my SS number has appeared on the dark web as verified by 2 different sources....you might want to check on your SS number so see if you have been IMPACTED...I have taken various security measures over the past few years(lifelock and checking my credit scores and credit reports) but the reality is that the cyber criminals are winning this battle and you have to be aware of your credit dealings...

On the social side of facebook... I just don't get the fascination people have of knowing every mundane activity of other people...the only positive thing I see is connecting with people from your past that you have lost track of....now that would be beneficial....to each his own

 

[karlkastner]

FB's privacy violations are deeper and more insidious than most people imagine. It's a matter of principle for me.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

It's the home of numerous security/identity theft problems...it's getting harder to protect your identity anywhere on the internet...not really aimed at facebook...but one of the newer forms of obtaining your financial information is actually on legitimate sites...It's called formjacking...and my SS number has appeared on the dark web as verified by 2 different sources....you might want to check on your SS number so see if you have been IMPACTED...I have taken various security measures over the past few years(lifelock and checking my credit scores and credit reports) but the reality is that the cyber criminals are winning this battle and you have to be aware of your credit dealings...

On the social side of facebook... I just don't get the fascination people have of knowing every mundane activity of other people...the only positive thing I see is connecting with people from your past that you have lost track of....now that would be beneficial....to each his own

I have a very small footprint on the web, plus locked down my credit reports and still got a CC # Stolen & was charged over $7k in one day. The CC agencies aren’t even safe, as in large Equifax theft!

 

[quicksrt]

FB's privacy violations are deeper and more insidious than most people imagine. It's a matter of principle for me.

Facebook's entire business model is to collect (private if possible) personal information on members, and have it on file to sell to the highest (an even lower level) bidders who want it. It's a people info data library, collected just for resale, not to keep up in touch with anyone in particular, but to know who and when you were in contact with a person, what it pertained to, and what companies you do business with. The top stuff they want is, your real name, location, income, political affiliation, sexual orientation, race, and religion. This is all recorded and saved in their databases. I'm not ok with that info on me being up for sale, or theft when they get hacked.

 

[skherbeck]

I got off Facebook 8 months ago and don’t miss the addiction at all! (I’ve got plenty of other addictions to fill the void lol)