Facebook

[Tussiemussies]

Please read the second paragraph first then copy all and paste and post on your page...


You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein, including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are private and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE

For those of you who do not understand the reasoning behind this posting, Facebook is now a publicly traded entity. Unless you state otherwise, anyone can infringe on your right to privacy once you post to this site. It is recommended that you and other members post a similar notice as this, or you may copy and paste this version. If you do not post such a statement once, then you are indirectly allowing public use of items such as your photos and the information contained in your status

[ApatheticNoMore]

No, snopes shows this is false:
http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/privacy.asp

It didnt' sound at all believable, but hey I'm not a lawyer, good to have Snopes out there. (I like their language "legal talisman"). If you use facebook your information is not private and it's unfortunate some people may actually believe it is due to posting this verbiage on fb.

[Tussiemussies]

Thanks apathetic, I forgot to check snopes ...

[IshbelRobertson]

I'm not a member, nor do I tweet!

[Gregg]

Best to make sure your privacy settings are set correctly on FB. And, as with anything internet, if you don't want it broadcast around the world, don't put it online.

[ToomuchStuff]

There was a story I saw on MSN today (I don't use MSN but was using someones computer who prefers that as their homepage), about a undercover officer who had been exposed by using photo's that were posted on FB. I heard this discussion a few years ago, by our local sheriff, who was worried about that exact thing. Even posts to places like here, can come back to haunt you.

[redfox]

That's why I am a primary offender when it comes to all those goofy cat photos on FB...

[Stella]

That's why I am a primary offender when it comes to all those goofy cat photos on FB...

:)

[SimplyL]

I closed (not deactivated) my Facebook account. Also do not tweet or have a Google+ (though it keeps trying to make me set up one!). One major reason that I left Facebook, was the constant changes in TOS, privacy settings, features.

[iris lily]

If anyone send me kitten porn (photos of incredibly cute kittens) I will immediately de-friend them! ha ha ha ha.

[Wildflower]

I closed (not deactivated) my Facebook account. Also do not tweet or have a Google+ (though it keeps trying to make me set up one!). One major reason that I left Facebook, was the constant changes in TOS, privacy settings, features.

I closed my Facebook account permanently too. Don't miss it at all either. I found myself starting to really dislike some friends and relatives, when I had to read their thoughts, opinions, likes and dislikes on a regular basis.... >8)

Hated the privacy issues or should I say lack of privacy too.

[SimplyL]

Wild, what sealed the deal for me was when husband was out on mission, a coworker tagged husband in a photo that he didn't realize had been taken, with location. We thought his settings were squared away but with changes some defaulted. We live by 'say where you've been, not where you're going...even then, you maybe should not say where you've been'. It just became increasingly.frustrating to maintain PERSEC (personal security) and yes, friend and family's every though move, likes and dislike. Too much. Those that want, have been staying in touch by email, phone, and some have personal family blogs.

[ApatheticNoMore]

They're probably still posting pictures (if he allows people to take any pictures) they take of your husband and you on facebook, just not tagging. Ever the cynic, but really, if he's in a picture with others doing something interesting, they stand a good chance of ending up there. If a tree falls in the forrest ... The best you can do is forcefully tell everyone who takes pictures not to post them on fb.

[goldensmom]

FB and photos, this really bothers me. With cell phone cameras, anyone can take a picture of anyone and post it on their FB page (or elsewhere) without permission of the subject and whether you have a FB page or not. I found photos of myself taken by a person and posted on a mutual friends FB page. Nothing I could do it. Now that I know what this person is doing, I avoid her at functions when I see her taking pictures. In olden days (20-30 years ago), the subject of a photo had to give written permission to copy/reprint their photo. Not so today.


I have a FB page but do not post photos (and only post benign comments) and caution my husband as to what photos he posts, reminding him that anyone of his 200+ ‘friends’ can copy his posted photos and do what they will with it. The more ‘friend’s one has (does anyone really have >200 friends?) the more chance of abuse.

[SimplyL]

Apathetic, unfortunately, in that case husband was in the background. He wasn't even aware that anyone had pulled out the camera. More surprising, that person had comparable time in service and should have known better. It's funny because people have fallen into the 'hey, that looks cool, someone grab a camera and put it on Facebook' and it just becomes an afterthought of whether it was appropriate or inappropriate to do so.


They're probably still posting pictures (if he allows people to take any pictures) they take of your husband and you on facebook, just not tagging. Ever the cynic, but really, if he's in a picture with others doing something interesting, they stand a good chance of ending up there. If a tree falls in the forrest ... The best you can do is forcefully tell everyone who takes pictures not to post them on fb.

Sidenote: I have a very sweet friend, in her 30's, had their first child while husband was deployed. A relative took photos of the baby and tagged friend in the photos, so she could see them. Innocent enough, right? Well, a friend of a cousin actually saved those photos to her computer and put them up on her Facebook and said that it was *her baby. Wow.

I also saw this past year, where a spouse had photos taken to send her husband. They were pin up girl style/boudior. The photographer put a few sneak peaks (which seems to be popular) on her public Facebook page photo album, tagged friend and her husband. This photo (which left very little to the imagination) was pretty much blasted to not only all of the spouse's friends and family, but the husband's friends, family, coworkers, including but not limited to husband's own Commanding Officer. So, I guess if one has photos taken that are 'private' it's wise to ask the photographer to sign something that says do. not. put. my. photos. on. your. Facebook. portfolio.

Golden, yes, remember the old days with a Polaroid camera. Where okay, maybe the photo would be taken but it would be A photo and likely placed in a box or photo album somewhere and put under the bed or in the closet. Of course, those photos can bite you, too. But everything has just become too accessible and too convenient with the technology.

[JaneV2.0]

If anyone send me kitten porn (photos of incredibly cute kittens) I will immediately de-friend them! ha ha ha ha.

Whatever you do, don't go to YouTube and search for "Animal Planet Too Cute." Last time I watched an episode, I wanted to go to the nearest shelter and liberate a basketful.

[SteveinMN]

In olden days (20-30 years ago), the subject of a photo had to give written permission to copy/reprint their photo. Not so today.
That's actually never been true -- under certain conditions. If you (or DH or kids or whoever) are in "a public place", no one needs your consent to take a photo or video. And they can do what they want with it, so long as the use is legal.

The tricky bit is what constitutes "a public place". Certainly a parade on Main Street is a public place. Certainly being in someone's home, attending a party, is a private place. But is your kid's school "a public place"? Is a restaurant "a public place"? Is a restaurant that is on fire "a public place"? Photographers, subjects, and lawyers have been slugging that out for decades and both sides have won over the years. There also is the matter of identifiability of subjects -- why you sometimes see black bars or smudges across people's faces in a picture. Not identifiable? No issue with the picture (for better or worse).

Another key difference is that now a billion people on the planet have one place to go (Facebook) where they conceivably can see any picture any one of the other billion people takes and uploads. If there were no Facebook, people might be uploading to twitter or Myspace or Flickr -- smaller communities, to be sure, with their own privacy and digital rights issues -- but similar in terms of exposure.

And, finally, there is the technology. In the old days, you used to have to take the picture/film it, hope you did it right, and then get it processed and returned. Then you had the distribution issue to think about. Now, with cameraphones, people can take pictures and video and upload them with a click, before anyone has a chance to think about whether doing just that was a smart move.

[martha]

I closed my Facebook account permanently too.

SimplyL and Wildflower, would either of you mind explaining how you permanently closed your Facebook account? I tried, but apparently it was only deactivated. A few months later, it mysteriously reactivated with no action on my part. At that point I gave up and started posting, but really do not want to be a part of it.

:help:How do you permanently close your account?

Many thanks in advance for any help you can give!

[Spartana]

I also don't do facebvook or twitter for many of the reason's that other's have mentioned although I do have a dummy account so I can look at other peoples pages. It isn't connected to me or my e-mail in any way and I've never posted on it. One of my BIG pet peeves is the posting of my photos on other peoples web sites when I haven't given them permission to do so and don't even know they are doing it. While i Expect that to happen if it's a group photo, I have had friends post photos of me by myself on their facebook page without my knowledge. These are photos I e-mail to them privately. So now I ask anyone I e-mail a photo to, to NOT to post it on their facebook page without checking with me first.

[SimplyL]

Martha - from the Facebook FAQ's (and I no longer have an account, so I can't log in to tell you what to do from there). However, here is the link that tells you how to close the account permanently (not just deactivate it). Hope that helps.

http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=224562897555674

Spartana - that is really aggravating. Unfortunately, if it's a photo that you've emailed them, I guess people think it's fair game to blast it into cyber space on social networking. I've had a relative take a photo of me before that was a quick shot that was not complementary. They emailed it to every family member in their address book (with other photos of the rest of the family). Still. I asked them to not email it out, just delete from their camera altogether. They did so anyway. It really can be pretty annoying. If you see a photo of yourself that you did not authorize, click the report button. And yes, even if it's a relative. People can just be so inconsiderate or ignorant.

It's been over a month, maybe even two? now since I cancelled my account. No regrets. The people that I enjoyed keeping up with, still keep up with me.