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I check FB pretty regularly. Sometimes I go a day of two without bothering, but I like to keep up on what my friends and what family is using FB is up to.  The only time I use the search box is when I'm trying to find somebody who might be on FB who isn't yet connected to me (old buddies, etc.)

  I'm not too worried about anybody assuming my identity on FB as anybody who knows me can easily spot the fake and report it.  The best way to prevent anyone using your stuff is not to publish it on the net.  I don't put anything up on my page that I wouldn't post on a public bulletin board.  There is no expectation of privacy on the internet, no matter what your 'privacy settings' are.

  All that crap you see about hackers using your account or you pictures for nefarious purposes is just a scare hoax for gullible people.  Nobody's actually that important for some random hacker to go to all that trouble. Seriously.  Same with all the BS rumors of Facebook charging users for content ( they do for commercial advertising, just like public radio does), or FB using your photos for it's own purposes...well, that's unlikely, but legally they can.  Most TOS agreements specify that any images uploaded become the property of the service provider... Just like mail-in entries and drawings for a contest do.  

Many of the pictures I post on FB are public domain anyway so swipe away!  Like I said, there's no privacy online, just like there isn't on cell phones (they're RADIOS, hello!).  Keep that in mind when ya post stuff and you'll never have a problem. For those that ever DO cause a problem, there's legal means to stop it.  For those who persist- there's "Hard Drive Killer Remote Pro VI".  

Originally Posted by unclegus:

I have a long list of pretty girls who have sent me friend requests that I have absolutely no idea who they are. I am sure their identity has been hacked in order to sucker this old man into a trap.

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Close.... Just like most religions, they're made up to get you to bite (click on a 'pic' or other advert page) so you can put something in the plate whether ya want to or not.  (It's all about money, ain't a dang thing funny....Ya got ta have a con in this land o' milk an' honey...)

 

Originally Posted by unclegus:

I have a long list of pretty girls who have sent me friend requests that I have absolutely no idea who they are. I am sure their identity has been hacked in order to sucker this old man into a trap.

? Your statement sounds like a man that has been previously suckered into a trap and now knows what t look for. ?

Not yet! I am smart enough to pay attention to how many of my credible friends any person knows before considering befriending them. There are way more people that know me whom I may not recognize their name or face.

 If I get a request from a pretty face and that person only has male friends that is a red flag for sure.

There are many from out of this country who I choose to stay away from. Outside from someone on a military tour, I cannot think of anyone I may know.

Originally Posted by unclegus:

Not yet! I am smart enough to pay attention to how many of my credible friends any person knows before considering befriending them. There are way more people that know me whom I may not recognize their name or face.

 If I get a request from a pretty face and that person only has male friends that is a red flag for sure.

There are many from out of this country who I choose to stay away from. Outside from someone on a military tour, I cannot think of anyone I may know.

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Smart man! 
Years ago I knew a man that couldn't resist things such as that, then one day he made the mistake of clicking on a facebook video he shouldn't have. One of the "You won't believe what these teen girls do in the shower" type videos. Next thing you know his computer started acting strange. Running very slow, shutting down, etc. He called a repairman, who came to his house, and after a few minutes the repairman announced, in front of the man's wife, "Well, here's your problem, this computer is full of **** and you've picked up a nasty bug from one of the sites."
Very unhappy wife.
Very, very, unhappy husband because of the unhappy wife.
Happy salesman at Best Buy because the man had to buy a new computer.

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