doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you!
Image via WikipediaAfter much thought and many articles (one example) I have decided to delete my Facebook account.
Coincidently I came across this article today
[..]I hear of a new Facebook Application: GMP Updates. The application, also known as “The Greater Manchester Police Updates,” gives you a feed of crime updates and links to a form for reporting crimes, according to the article. It’s the first time I’ve seen a law enforcement based Facebook application.
Image via Wikipediathese are the types of things applications have access to
The Facebook Site Information may include, without limitation, the following information, to the extent visible on the Facebook Site: your name, your profile picture, your gender, your birthday, your hometown location (city/state/country), your current location (city/state/country), your political view, your activities, your interests, your musical preferences, television shows in which you are interested, movies in which you are interested, books in which you are interested, your favorite quotes, the text of your “About Me” section, your relationship status, your dating interests, your relationship interests, your summer plans, your Facebook user network affiliations, your education history, your work history, your course information, copies of photos in your Facebook Site photo albums, metadata associated with your Facebook Site photo albums (e.g., time of upload, album name, comments on your photos, etc.), the total number of messages sent and/or received by you, the total number of unread messages in your Facebook in-box, the total number of “pokes” you have sent and/or received, the total number of wall posts on your Wall™, a list of user IDs mapped to your Facebook friends, your social timeline, and events associated with your Facebook profile.
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That’s not all that is happening. When you add an application, by default it can see what you can see on Facebook. So you’re also sharing your friends’ information with law enforcement. Your friends may opt-out of this sharing, but until they do you’ll be the eyes and ears of law enforcement by adding a law enforcement-based Facebook app.
Image via WikipediaNow the author of this particular article has faith that the system of justice will protect their rights. I personally have less faith in the justice system world wide.
Yeah, I get worried about this sometimes, too. I just weigh the pluses and minuses. For example, a childhood friend just recently found me on facebook.
Hi April Reign
Its funny sometimes to read the different opinions about our rights being violated but you can go back to facebook and get your account back if all the reasons you left in the first place are the reasons you listed on your blog, because what you mentioned is nothing less than every single on-line activity will ask of you to be a part of there “what ever” and if you have been watching the news then you know that the police are watching you, me and everyone else online, but so what!
You don’t think they got your info from your bank account, gas bill, telephone, heck they most likely know things about you that you don’t even remember, but once again I say so what! The police were I come from are not out there lurking, there banging down your door and they will yours if you have done something wrong
because in the 51 years I have been here, if they needed to know, they found out and there is nothing you can do about it. At least you were given the choice to go online, sign up at facebook, add an application, make friends, JV contacts to help build your business like me, but my point is if they want it, they will get it.
but I say so WHAT!