The Truth About Facebook

I’m still a sucker for Facebook - but as I often write about - the moment you publish or upload any information about yourself, you’re giving yourself us for public access information adoption. Please keep in mind any content that you upload is not yours anymore, as soon as you publish. People have become more and more complacent about information sharing on the WWW. As this attached video well explains, Facebook allows the user to share detailed personal information including such things as sexual orientation, your date of birth, home town, address, mobile & phone numbers, and god forbid - your real full name as the top reference. When I first joined, I had a mass of personal contact information on my page. I was getting MSN Messenger & Skype requests for chats from people I had no idea who they were and even a few anonymous calls on my mobile. Yes, you can set privacy setting on your information, but remember that you are relying on other “friends” being responsible with their log-in details. Facebook is a fabulous online social network utility and I really love spending time in their chatting to friends and meeting new people. I’ve even been so fortunate to find old friends from New York and London that I wouldn’t have found had it not been for Facebook. Just be careful how you share your information and be aware of your privacy settings. Just as you would like to protect the innocence of your children from online stalkers - protect yourself and be weary of potential implications that your ‘information sharing’ might pose. Be responsible and remember, “Less Is Always More”.

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