poll Facebook - Who is still holding out?

[MapleDots]

I'm trying to figure out if I am one of the last hold outs.

I have never had a Facebook account and quite honestly will never consider getting one. My entire household is facebook free.

I find a lot of the commenting websites will use facebook to login and I cannot participate because I do not use facebook. I just shrug and move on to another website.

So I am wondering.... Am I the oddball out?
Anyone else here who has never had a facebook account?

 

[Keith]

And you have never accidentally cut someone off in traffic?

You assume everyone around you is as stable as you and I, fact is that there are a lot of morons out there and facebook is the tool of choice when it comes to stalking someone. Hell even employers are using it now before they hire you.

So you’re position is that a guy I cut off in traffic somehow knows who I am on social media? Is this person a super hero?

Employers may use social media for hiring which comes back to clean living. Do what’s right and you have nothing to worry about.

 

[BrandFactory]

Yes i use facebook, but not like i was 5 years ago, it become stupid place to spend time on unfortunately...

 

[wallet2it]

don't have facebook but their stocks tho haha

 

[MapleDots]

So you’re position is that a guy I cut off in traffic somehow knows who I am on social media? Is this person a super hero?

Employers may use social media for hiring which comes back to clean living. Do what’s right and you have nothing to worry about.

I can trace your license number, search for your facebook profile and bingo.

Good thing we're friends eh?

Keith, I agree with you in a perfect world, we should all behave and respect each other.

I used to run a really big automotive forum, I closed it down when someone visited my home and threatened my wife and child for being banned from the forum. He was a troublemaker not only online but I instantly became a target for real as well. Now had I had facebook he would have not only tracked me and my family but also my extended family and friends.

I learned long ago to treat everyone with dignity and respect, but unfortunately there are a few out there that do neither.

 

[Keith]

I can trace your license number, search for your facebook profile and bingo.

Good thing we're friends eh?

On one of my cars the plate is dotmobi because my wife thinks it’s funny that I lost so much money. True story

 

[MapleDots]

If you lock down your friends list so they can’t see that.

Great.... so you think?

Question is did your friends and family lock theirs down theirs as well or are you listed in their profile?
Trust me, everything is attached, you have to worry about all the other accounts that list you as a friend or family.

Read my last post up when I was stalked.

 

[enlytend]

Question is did your friends and family lock theirs down theirs as well or are you listed in their profile?

I’m very selective of who I friend. But lets say they don’t. How would some rando know whose profiles to look at? And if I don’t use my real name?

Of course if someone really wants to track,someone down they will. But they don’t need to look on Facebook.

 

[DaveX]

I did enjoy writing a few small Facebook apps back in the day.

The networks are still good for piggybacking but having your own domain and site is vital.

 

[MapleDots]

I’m very selective of who I friend. But lets say they don’t. How would some rando know whose profiles to look at? And if I don’t use my real name?

Of course if someone really wants to track,someone down they will. But they don’t need to look on Facebook.

I am assuming we are talking about real facebook profiles here so the fake facebook accounts don't count.

When someone friends you or even attaches you as a family member you can still be traced. So in other words, if someone wants to do you harm and you have your profile locked down it may give you a false sense of security because a quick search for similar names will soon show family that has you in their profile. Multiply this in the countless ways information can be harvested from facebook and you have a privacy nightmare.

But I guess I said all that already...

Facebook, the website with the worst privacy leaks in history.

- they're even on namepros

Except for me because I block all social network widgets and links with my ad blocker.

 

[enlytend]

That’s assuming you “friend” family.

 

[MapleDots]

That’s assuming you “friend” family.

Let me tell you why I decided not to use facebook and then you will see my point of view.

Years back, and I mean years

I needed to get a facebook profile so I could see a facebook page. This was before they even made you confirm your real information so that gives you an idea how far back it went.

Anyways, I made a profile under a throw away name just so I could see the facebook page I needed to see. I closed the browser after I was done and continued with my day. Eventually I had to go to that page again and I was prompted with all the usual you may know this person, or this person.

What shocked me though was the fact that one of the people they said I may know was my brother who lived across the other side of the country. It stumped me how they did that because I even registered with a throw away email address.

From that moment on I never visited anything facebook again.

How the hell did they know?

So with you assuming YOU did not friend your family, remember that they only have to send a request to you and you are tracked. I am sure there are hundreds of other algorithms that do similar.

Now in the end even that would not be that bad until you realize they keep losing your information with data leaks.

 

[enlytend]

Let me tell you why I decided not to use facebook and then you will see my point of view.

I’m not arguing with you. I simply pointed out that a random person can be blocked from accessing your friend info.

 

[MapleDots]

In case there are any doubts.... this is from today

https://www.businessinsider.com/fac...ises-one-week-hyp3r-audio-transcribing-2019-8

 

[TCK]

I really do dislike (hate) facebook. I only use it for business pages holding my nose. I try to get in and out as soon as I can. Taking privacy issues aside, it is one of the biggest time wasters. The interface is terrible and hasn't really improved in years. The only reason it is successful is because it preys on people's exaggerated self-importance, egotistical impulses and, at the same time, preys on those who lack self confidence and need confirmation. Studies have been done that show there is a mood altering chemical effect in people's brains the more often they use Facebook, create posts, check likes, check friend's posts, etc.

For those who think that using Facebook is innocent, know that they (FB) track at least 29,000 datapoints on each user. How many of us can name them?

https://www.tckmedia.com/facebook-mark-zuckerbergs-congress-hearings/

And understand that Facebook tracks your online habits even after you logout of Facebook.

That, among other things, is creepy.

 

[TCK]

I should also mention that just as bots dominate the traffic numbers on search engines like Google, bots also dominate accounts, posts, and traffic on Facebook. So there's danger there too.