The Facebook Privacy Thread

[innerSpaceman]

It's not so much "privacy" that I'm concerned about (everyone on earth can find out so much about me on the internet without the aid of facebook). Rather, it was the warnings that hackers would be enticed by the openness and sharing. I've already had my facebook account hacked once, and it was annoying to all my facebook friends. It is for their sake more than mine that I deleted all apps, pages, and personal information other than my name, date of birth and sad relationship status as "single."

[Moonliner]

We aren't the only ones talking about Facebook and Privacy

"Over a couple of years I have actually found Facebook pretty useful and/or entertaining. It has certainly allowed me to stay connected with a lot of people with whom I otherwise would have lost track, and for all its weaknesses it was handy for sharing links and such. This week, though, the privacy escapades have pushed me (and a lot of other people) over the edge. If Twitter's 140 characters aren't enough, LinkedIn is too business-oriented, MySpace too ugly, and Buzz — does anyone even use Buzz? What social media options are out there for all of those non-uber-techy folks?"