Getting Nuts with Privacy on Facebook

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

Okay, I think it's great that FB has it's privacy options...however, I think some users go a little overboard when locking their profile down (or Facebook even allowing this)

I think I wound up recreating a profile on FB and had to re-add some friends, and typically, I have to do this by searching their name.

Like once, there's this real life friend of mine I had on a former acct, but I had to add him again.

I did a search on his FULL name, and nothing showed up, and I couldn't figure out why...turns out, he made it so no one could do a search on him, he actually had to CALL me on my phone, undo his privacy so I could search for him TO add him, then put him back on private again.

Also, I've noticed that some profiles don't even allow and "add" friend button, or you can't even send them a message.

Or even MORE confusing, You could ADD them as a friend, but couldn't send them a message, even BETTER...you know that little message box that allows you to send them a message ALONG WITH, the "add friend", won't allow you to put a message there either, but you could ADD them, so you can't say, "Hey, I'm just adding you"

FB is getting too crazy with it's privacy options, agreed?

[Duke{CLR}]

FB isn't my thing so I don't know how it works but aren't the privacy settings set up by each user? So I would think your beef would be with the user.

[Rand{CLR}]

Duke's right, so my answer is "no, not agreed." It's not Facebook's role to facilitate all of us in whatever Stalker setting we feel is appropriate to us.

-Rand

[{CLR} ObiTroy]

Duke's right, so my answer is "no, not agreed." It's not Facebook's role to facilitate all of us in whatever Stalker setting we feel is appropriate to us.

-Rand

+1 Search for me on FB. You won't find me, I keep it locked up tight. My wife tagged me in some photo's she uploaded from a family day at the lake over the summer... I untagged myself in all of them, asked her kindly not to ever tag me again. I'd like to keep my privacy.

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

+1 Search for me on FB. You won't find me, I keep it locked up tight. My wife tagged me in some photo's she uploaded from a family day at the lake over the summer... I untagged myself in all of them, asked her kindly not to ever tag me again. I'd like to keep my privacy.

Actually, I think had some friends that were UN-aware of how "locked up tight" they actually were.

Also, how can you add a friend if that "friend" button was unavailable?

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

+1 Search for me on FB. You won't find me, I keep it locked up tight. My wife tagged me in some photo's she uploaded from a family day at the lake over the summer... I untagged myself in all of them, asked her kindly not to ever tag me again. I'd like to keep my privacy.

Think I could find you on Cain's friends list? lol

[{CLR} ObiTroy]

Yep. And that's fine.

[lady-MGS]

Common sense is to check your privacy settings. There has been notifications at the top of facebook concerning the changes that have been made.
You also have to take into consideration some people might not want to be found. They have their family on there and that's all they want.
I don't have major restrictive settings on mine, more so just my pictures. I don't want random strangers seeing my kids.

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

Yeah, there's some situations where people have lost jobs or got reprimanded at work because of some "tagged" pic of them at a BBQ with beer in hand.


We have a School Librian that sometimes comes to functions that's requesting people to keep pics of her to a minimum.


Though, I know some people that arne't too wise about having their co-workers and even bosses on their friends list...not sure why they would do that.

Common sense is to check your privacy settings. There has been notifications at the top of facebook concerning the changes that have been made.
You also have to take into consideration some people might not want to be found. They have their family on there and that's all they want.
I don't have major restrictive settings on mine, more so just my pictures. I don't want random strangers seeing my kids.

[Trooper110]

By default Facebook is very open with what they allow other users and companies to see about accounts. this is because it benefits them monetarily when people can data mine. If you want to lock down your account to the extent you're describing Tony, either the person did it, or the person setting up their account did it.

Personally I like that Facebook allows you to lock things down, my account isn't super locked down, but I like that I could if I wanted to.

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

By default Facebook is very open with what they allow other users and companies to see about accounts. this is because it benefits them monetarily when people can data mine. If you want to lock down your account to the extent you're describing Tony, either the person did it, or the person setting up their account did it.

Personally I like that Facebook allows you to lock things down, my account isn't super locked down, but I like that I could if I wanted to.

Yeah, those pics of me with Hooters waitresses or more importantly, the convention hotties, are frowned upon by some, actually had a prudish woman said she unfriended me because she didn't like the pics of me with the 19 year olds in bikini's, funny beasue the woman in question is like 27 , LOL (the one in the bikini)

[homosapien15]

Well I agree with you Tony. What's the point of social networking if I can't even search for you?! I have many friends on facebook too, from high school, where I can't even see things like photos or notes because I'm not on their little special list. I only got a facebook to stay in touch, but I've just been deleting hundreds of friends because privacy settings on their end make it impossible to truly stay in touch.

I do block my photos and some other things from people not on my friends' list, but if someone knows me, and searches me, they'll find me. It's just silly not to use that.

[Trooper110]

Well I agree with you Tony. What's the point of social networking if I can't even search for you?! I have many friends on facebook too, from high school, where I can't even see things like photos or notes because I'm not on their little special list. I only got a facebook to stay in touch, but I've just been deleting hundreds of friends because privacy settings on their end make it impossible to truly stay in touch.

I do block my photos and some other things from people not on my friends' list, but if someone knows me, and searches me, they'll find me. It's just silly not to use that.

That's your opinion. Maybe some of those people don't want you to find them. My profile can not be viewed except by my friends or friends of friends. Some picture albums by friends of friends, and some only my friends. I have some things that only friends can see on my profile. I don't mind if people can search for me, but no one except people I know can see my info.

I can see times however when you wouldn't want people to be able to search for you. For example my girlfriend is a teacher. She is searchable, although only friends can view anything on her page. Nothing questionable on there, even of her having a beer because of the nature of her job, but I can understand where a teacher or someone else in the public eye might not want anyone to be able to search for them.

Or maybe Bob from high school just didn't like everyone despite what you thought and doesn't want you to find him.

Facebook is only giving everyone a chance to share and communicate how they like. If you don't like it, take it up with the person, it was their decision, not Facebook's. If you really don't like it....stopping using Facebook as a protest, enjoy.

[homosapien15]

Maybe so, but my profile can only be viewed by friends. However, you can STILL search for me! That's what I'm talking about Trooper.

I know some people value privacy too, my mother has very stringent settings on her's. It just seems weird to me to be a young, college student, and do this. This is a big networking/friendship building time in our lives and staying within your own group of friends doesn't do you favors. Furthermore, my high school was a small, private one, so everyone knew everyone. So, at least in my case, it seems odd that suddenly people would adjust settings so high after knowing me for four years...whether or not they cared for me.

I know people have real issues with stalkers, and facebook has awful security problems, but in the end it's a social networking site. One can easily secure their profile from unwanted viewing, but to have your name unsearchable?! I know people my age do it to hide partying pictures too, but to simply not post them would be safer.