Post: #1

Facebook has been changing, and I'm finding it hard to keep a lid on my profile. It's making me nervous, but it's been a great networking tool for jobs, knowing friends are safe in hazardous environments, ect., so I don't want to "X" it out.

How are you computer guru's keeping your FB page secure?

Post: #2

I don't use FB for anything related to this forum, just for conventional purposes. If you're worried, start another FB page designed specifically for this stuff.

Post: #3

I don't correlate the forum and my FB. But they keep trying to make information public. A friend had a legit disability claim last year. During the deposition, one of the first questions they asked was if he had FB. Too many people out there are digging, and with the powers that be loosening privacy, it's not a good recipe.

They keep changing shit, like the timeline. I'm having a hard time keeping a lid on it.

Post: #4

I reckon we'll all (and I don't just mean us here in the 'sphere) fuck fb off soon.

Post: #5

In that case, the best thing to do is to really limit the content you put on there. They can't create that for you. Lock up all your pictures. Make sure your settings require that people need permission to tag you.

Post: #6

Quote:require that people need permission to tag you.

^ This

I think what Ali is asking is for something like..

1. Go into settings on left top of screen and click this then do this.

I would like to know this as well not about deleting or the manosphere etc

Maybe we should ask G who is the resident master of stealth internet

Post: #7

G uses a Motorola Razer flip phone and I'm pretty sure he is on CompuServe...this FB thing is not for him.

Post: #8

(01-22-2013 11:08 AM)Menace Wrote:  G uses a Motorola Razer flip phone and I'm pretty sure he is on CompuServe...this FB thing is not for him.

Forget pocket squares, here's what G really keeps in that coat pocket:

Post: #9

(01-22-2013 11:08 AM)Menace Wrote:  G uses a Motorola Razer flip phone and I'm pretty sure he is on CompuServe...this FB thing is not for him.

Maybe he's outsourced it to India...

https://www.facebook.com/thegmanifesto?fref=ts

Post: #10

(01-22-2013 12:00 PM)presidentcarter Wrote:  

(01-22-2013 11:08 AM)Menace Wrote:  G uses a Motorola Razer flip phone and I'm pretty sure he is on CompuServe...this FB thing is not for him.

Maybe he's outsourced it to India...

https://www.facebook.com/thegmanifesto?fref=ts

The G has better computer skillz than anyone else on this forum don't kid yourselves.

Post: #11

Don't let people see your tagged photos, don't let people tag your name and have it show up on your profile, don't let people post on your wall and that should get rid of a lot of your problems.

Of course, people can still post weird comments on your statuses and albums if they went..

I have gotten in soooo much shit from facebook. It's horrible

Post: #12

It's easy to put your FB profile on lock. I have like 4 different "circles" of people with varying access to my page. The closest friends can see everything. And then there's people I'm not all that close to that can see barely anything. Almost everything on your profile is able to be shared selectively. I don't understand all these privacy concerns people keep complaining about. Just dig around and learn how to use the privacy settings.

Post: #13

Use instagram and twitter and don't use your real name, just a handle on there. Ever since I've used this, I really stopped posting on facebook any kind of thought. sometimes I'll make comments on peoples posts, but usually stupid and innocuous.

sometimes I'll take a picture of when I'm travelling or whatever.

Post: #14

(01-22-2013 01:32 PM)PartyonBro Wrote:  Use instagram and twitter and don't use your real name, just a handle on there. Ever since I've used this, I really stopped posting on facebook any kind of thought. sometimes I'll make comments on peoples posts, but usually stupid and innocuous.

sometimes I'll take a picture of when I'm travelling or whatever.

Yeah I've stopped updating anything on FB. I used to post some slightly political stuff or picture from concerts or dj sets at clubs from time to time. Once some family even commented "yeah some of your statuses were a little uhh political" and "yeah we knew you stayed out late Friday bc of your status from the club". Made me REALLY uncomfortable and it was such a minor thing. I can't imagine something really terrible happening due to FB. My profile is basically just growing more and more stale...I only use it to chat with people from time to time or recon some friends girl or something.

Post: #15

(01-22-2013 01:16 PM)bacan Wrote:  Don't let people see your tagged photos, don't let people tag your name and have it show up on your profile, don't let people post on your wall and that should get rid of a lot of your problems.

Of course, people can still post weird comments on your statuses and albums if they went..

I have gotten in soooo much shit from facebook. It's horrible

I have my Facebook where no friend can see any other of my friends unless they are friends of each other. i originally thought this would keep people from finding out about each other, but it won't. How can you prevent people putting comments on your pictures or making comments on something on your wall. I think Facebook says you can do it, but does it really work?

I thought it would be convenient to use Facebook to present myself and travel pictures to women I'm dating. Unfortunately, it seems to just cause problems. One girl saw a comment another girl put on my wall. My guess is she'll get in touch w/ that girl and ask our status. I finally deleted the girl's comment. Then I have 2 girls that work for the same small company and I've been with both in the past. I just see it as a matter of time before they find out about each other or one jealous girl contacts another one on my Facebook.

How do you handle problems like this.

I just saw recently that this girl changed her profile picture to one of her and this good looking guy. So I asked her is this guy your boyfriend. She says no just a friend. I'm thinking this guy must be some sucker. She not even proud enough to tell other guys that she has a BF. She also had 2 cell phones when I went out with her: a sign of a real player.

Post: #16

^^ Brian mark, yeah you can definitely hide your wall from whoever you want, either by individual or one of your predefined groups(family, close friends, coworkers, etc). You can also make it so nobody can post on your wall but you. I'm sure. You might even be able to stop people from commenting on your stuff but I have to check that out.

You know what? When I get some free time I think I'm gonna have to drop a detailed post on Internet privacy for playas. A complete how to guide.

Post: #17

(01-22-2013 02:58 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  You might even be able to stop people from commenting on your stuff

I don't think so.

Post: #18

We are getting close to the point where I would expect federal employees and government contractors to be banned from using Facebook due to the massive social engineering risk users are exposed to. Facebook makes industrial espionage a lot easier. The problem is Facebook continually fucks with the privacy settings. A lot of people aren't aware that reverse image searches can pull up their Facebook profile even when they don't tell you their real name.

Facebook's new graph search is going to be a big problem: http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/01/...h-results/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/...uckerberg/ (highly recommended to read)

This is my current Facebook privacy suggestion list -
#1 Always log out of facebook when your done
#2 Don't like anything, purge any likes you currently have
#3 Make sure no one can tag you without your permission, and then never accept the tags because facebook will automatically disable the permission for everything
#4 Don't check in anywhere unless it serves a specific purpose
#5 Your profile photo should be a large shot, where your face isn't hidden but the features aren't discernible. This photo should never be used anywhere else. You'll thank me when face recognition starts rolling out for public use.
#6 Always check your profile when your logged out. You can catch surprise changes quick this way.
#7 Never friend relatives, parents, uncles, etc. If you have, unfriend them immediately.
#8 Never friend girls your sleeping with, although if they try to friend you, then decide what to do. Inevitably you'll be friends with girls you've slept with and that is fine if its past tense.
#9 Don't friend people you barely know or don't know.

I'm watching closely how the social graph search thing works out. Depending on what it looks like, I will probably go through and purge a good chunk of my profile.

Post: #19

(01-22-2013 04:53 PM)babelfish669 Wrote:  #9 Don't friend people you barely know or don't know.

In some countries you can befriend lots of girls you don't know, through facebook, then meet them and bang them

Post: #20

Yeah, the way Facebook constantly changes the settings is annoying. I suggest everyone click on the Star looking logo on the upper right then Account Settings. Click on Timeline and Tagging from there. Click on View As under the Who Can See Things On My Timeline Area. You can see how your profile shows up to the public and friends.

- I think the main things are making your profile PRIVATE unless someone is friends with you. So many people's pages are open to the public.
- Have your pictures hidden to the public. I don't even have pictures of myself. My friends know what I look like and I like surprising people when I see them after a year or 2.
- You can let people post on your wall but don't let any of your friends able to see the posts. I just have it where the person who writes something on my wall and me can see it. You can just completely restrict people from posting on your wall if you want.
- Don't let people tag you. Don't even mess with the tagging bullshit on your profile. It's messy.
- DON'T ADD GIRLS!! I could see adding foreign girls if they're cool and you didn't knock them up. Don't add any in America. Shit can nasty to quick. Y'all should already know though.
- Your friends can see comments people leave on your statuses so be careful. There's no way to restrict friends from commenting on your pictures, statuses, videos, etc.
- Don't check in places.
- Don't comment on pages that are open to the public. Everyone can see the comment, your name, and your page.

How come I can see when a friend comments on someone's status, page, etc? It shows up on my live feed.

Post: #21

What do you think the future of "Sign up using your Facebook" is? I see this more and more...even being the only option to sign up on some sites.

Is this the future of identity crosschecking all over the net? 1984-esq...will everyone be required to have FB much like a drivers license but for the purpose of monitoring and aiding facial recognition software.

Post: #22

(01-24-2013 05:12 PM)presidentcarter Wrote:  What do you think the future of "Sign up using your Facebook" is? I see this more and more...even being the only option to sign up on some sites.

Is this the future of identity crosschecking all over the net? 1984-esq...will everyone be required to have FB much like a drivers license but for the purpose of monitoring and aiding facial recognition software.

Yes, I think it's too much monitoring of what we do. I often wonder if every time my computer tells me it's updating Windows, that I'm being monitored. I wouldn't doubt our country knows everything we do online....in the name of national security.

Post: #23

Just be careful guys and don't share shit to the world. I'm already a secretive person in real life but throw it out the window on here

Quote:We treat the online world differently

The problem Smyth points to is not exclusive to reporters. People simply treat the online world differently. We share photos on Facebook we'd never share with strangers in person. And we don't secure our computers the same way we secure our other possessions.

It's difficult to accept the digital universe as a second reality: We simply haven't transferred our behaviors in our actual lives to be consistent with behaviors in our digital lives.

http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2013/01/makin...ts022.html

Post: #24

With the launch of Facebook's new Graph Search tool yesterday, this is even more important. For those of you who don't know about Graph Search. There is no question that Graph Search opens up a number of new ways that your content can be discovered and used, including not only content you made publicly available years ago but even stuff you intentionally “hid” from your timeline. That being said: I want to stay PRIVATELY connected with you. I post shots of my family that I don't want strangers to have access to!!! However, with the recent changes in FB, the "public" can now see activities in ANY wall. This happens when our friend hits "like" or "comment" ~ automatically, their friends would see our posts too. Unfortunately, we can not change this setting by ourselves ...because Facebook has configured it this way. PLEASE place your mouse over my name above (DO NOT CLICK), a window will appear, now move the mouse on “FRIENDS" (also without clicking), then down to "Settings", click here and a list will appear. REMOVE the CHECK on "COMMENTS & LIKE" and also "PHOTOS". By doing this, my activity among my friends and family will no longer become public. Now, copy and paste this on your wall. Once I see this posted on your page, 'LIKE' I will do the same. Thanks

Post: #25

(01-23-2013 05:28 AM)houston Wrote:  - DON'T ADD GIRLS!! I could see adding foreign girls if they're cool and you didn't knock them up. Don't add any in America. Shit can nasty to quick. Y'all should already know though.

I actually disagree with this one when it comes to the younger demographic. If you're a young guy and dating young girls your age (18-24 range) being Facebook friends with them should be fine. I like when prospective girls see there are a bunch of cute girls that have liked my photos or posted on my wall. Usually just meaningless shit that I either don't respond to, or drop a few words that come of as aloof as possible.

It may be pre-selection on Facebook, but it's pre-selection nonetheless. If you consider how much time girls spend on Facebook, this really can work to your advantage. Like someone once said on here, though, you really should let the girls add you. Or you can message them something witty without adding them. I have my profile set so Friends of Friends can add me, but not see any photos besides my profile one.

The one issue with Facebook is the social consensus among girls that relationships need to be "facebook official" for them to be real. The anti-Facebook crowd makes their best case when it comes to this very point, but I still feel that the upside of using Facebook to raise value justifies having an account. At my age, where I am, it's just borderline disqualifying to not have an account.

Again, I stress this is for younger guys. If you're a top-end, older player, you should definitely take Houston's advice here.