Facebook.... again.

Morrigoon · 01-18-2011, 04:04 PM

Time to revisit your privacy settings and profile pages, kids. Now FB wants to make your phone number available to apps. I was surprised to find that I even still had my number in there, this was a great reminder to clear that info out.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-18-2011, 04:13 PM

1) Your phone number and address would not be shared by default, it would be an option every time you add an individual app (though admittedly there is the issue that too many people would just blindly click "yes, go ahead" when the dialog pops up)

2) They've actually said they're putting a hold on implementing it.

Morrigoon · 01-18-2011, 04:14 PM

Yeah, but I still like to spread the word as a reminder to folks to check that they're not sharing more than they wish to

Kevy Baby · 01-18-2011, 04:17 PM

Personally, I don't care if people have my phone number. In fact, here it is: (202) 456-1414

JWBear · 01-18-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Personally, I don't care if people have my phone number. In fact, here it is: (202) 456-1414

Have you staged a coup?

Moonliner · 01-18-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Personally, I don't care if people have my phone number. In fact, here it is: (202) 456-1414

And yet, you never come by for dinner. You bastard.

Alex · 01-18-2011, 04:35 PM

I just never saw any reason for me to put phone and address info in my Facebook profile. I don't see any reason for even the best of my friends to have that information without having had to ask me first.

Kevy Baby · 01-18-2011, 05:38 PM

Can I have your phone and address Alex?

BarTopDancer · 01-18-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

1) Your phone number and address would not be shared by default, it would be an option every time you add an individual app (though admittedly there is the issue that too many people would just blindly click "yes, go ahead" when the dialog pops up)

2) They've actually said they're putting a hold on implementing it.

Nor have any privacy settings changed since the switch to the "new profile". Whatever it was is whatever it still is.

Kevy Baby · 01-18-2011, 06:31 PM

And people question why I am not on Facebook

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Facebook.... again. Time to revisit your privacy settings and profile pages, kids. Now FB wants to make your phone number available to apps. I was surprised to find that I even still had my number in there, this was a great reminder to clear that info out. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	1) Your phone number and address would not be shared by default, it would be an option every time you add an individual app (though admittedly there is the issue that too many people would just blindly click "yes, go ahead" when the dialog pops up) 2) They've actually said they're putting a hold on implementing it. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Yeah, but I still like to spread the word as a reminder to folks to check that they're not sharing more than they wish to __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Personally, I don't care if people have my phone number. In fact, here it is: (202) 456-1414 __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I just never saw any reason for me to put phone and address info in my Facebook profile. I don't see any reason for even the best of my friends to have that information without having had to ask me first.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Can I have your phone and address Alex? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	And people question why I am not on Facebook __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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