Who DOESN'T Use Facebook? (privacy concerns)

sigma · 22 May 2011 at 13:26

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

Nobody is forcing you to put that data on there.

About the only thing FB could get from my account is that I support Manchester United. Good for them.

geeman1979 said:
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.

Blame your friend for his/her relaxed view on security then. FB data concerns are nothing new, they're documented well and everyone should be responsible for their own account.

Common sense is all that is needed.

Bloomfield · 22 May 2011 at 13:30

I don't use it, not because of privacy concerns though. I just don't see any point in Facebook for me personally.

bainbridge · 22 May 2011 at 13:36

I have an account but last used it in 09, its rubbish IMO.

Frenzy · 22 May 2011 at 14:06

I have an account but I limit the access to everything on my page, I just use it to message people that I know use it religiously... I really cant stand it otherwise

Like others said I dont see a point in it.

Geeman1979 · 22 May 2011 at 15:08

Il just stick with that marvellous invension which is called a phone and just chat 1 on 1 job done.

jp_bl_68 · 24 May 2011 at 13:51

How do I find photos I've been tagged in?

GravyMonster · 24 May 2011 at 13:52

I don't have a facebook account. Nothing to do with privacy though. All to do with it being ****.

Danfoss2011 · 24 May 2011 at 13:55

Im on facebook. You wont find me or hear of me, but i will find you! It's tigther than a duck ***

I've only got it for the people i really know on daily bases.

Tikkabhuna · 24 May 2011 at 14:00

jp_bl_68 said:
How do I find photos I've been tagged in?

Go on your Profile and then click Photos down the left hand side?

Fuzz · 24 May 2011 at 17:58

jp_bl_68 said:
How do I find photos I've been tagged in?

Click
"photos of you"

jp_bl_68 · 24 May 2011 at 18:52

There's no "photos of you" option that I can see. I take it that means I haven't been tagged?

Do you have to have an account to be tagged?

vintage-x · 24 May 2011 at 18:56

I use facebook a lot. I spent the first 14 years of my life moving every 2 - 3 years so its good that I am able to keep in touch with friends I haven't seen in years.
I even met my girlfriend on facebook through a mutual friend of ours.

This past week though it has been the bane of my life. When they updated it last time I didnt realise they had reset my security settings.
Some **** went onto my friends list , saw a pretty girl and created an account in her name using her profile pic. Then this same **** decided to send my girlfriend who is working in america a message telling her to leave me alone because I am with this other girl.
Its taken over a week and emails to her brother and friends to get her to talk to me.

I'm thinking of deleting my account and just using email. To say I'm***** off is an understatement

davedudes · 24 May 2011 at 18:58

I don't use Facebook, personally I get everything I need from the real-world. :cool:

I'm very careful about what info is given out, the less people know about me online the better.

bledd · 24 May 2011 at 19:03

LEE929394 said:
Point taken but i'll express this another way. Say i'm friends with a few hot females, it's kind of fun (but at the same time totally wrong) to check out her friends list for hotties.
Doesn't take long to find some other hot females that i don't know and all her photos are available (and other info) to look at.

My mate calls this 'snurging'

"What are you up to buddy?"

"Just snurging girls on facebook"

MrBoring · 24 May 2011 at 19:05

I don't use it. I don't have any use for it.

DAnDan · 24 May 2011 at 19:06

bledd. said:
My mate calls this 'snurging'

"What are you up to buddy?"

"Just snurging girls on facebook"

Some friends turned this into a game a while back. You pick a girl who you're both mutual friends with, you then have 5 clicks (or minutes, whatever you want) to find the hottest girl you can. Whoever finds the hottest (or funniest) wins.

ChrisSmith3 · 24 May 2011 at 19:45

Brian8bit said:
I used to have a facebook but closed it. Not because of privacy concerns (it's pretty easy to lock down your account) but simply because it didn't offer me anything other than contact with people that through using facebook I remember why we were no longer in contact. Everyone important to me has my mobile number and email.

Ptty much this.

ScarySquirrel · 24 May 2011 at 19:51

It's so cool to hate Facebook. I wish I could be that cool. It has it's uses, if you don't need it, fair enough, doesn't mean it's ****.

Not quite as cool as hating Apple, or Microsoft, or Twitter, or......list goes on.

Fuzz · 24 May 2011 at 19:55

jp_bl_68 said:
There's no "photos of you" option that I can see. I take it that means I haven't been tagged?

Do you have to have an account to be tagged?

How can you BE tagged if you don't have an account. :confused:

whitecrook · 24 May 2011 at 19:58

Face book is just the 2010 version of 1995 geocities