Comments on: Listen-Up! Not Everyone is a Facebook Friend

By: mooplestick

mooplestick — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:48:59 +0000

heres a better idea. Dont make a facebook account

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By: awflasher

awflasher — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:41:30 +0000

Hey, greetings from Beijing, China.
It’s really very useful Thanks

By: William

William — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:01:40 +0000

It’s enough to know your birthday date to compromise your privacy in some cases.

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Do You Know Who Your Online ‘Friends’ Are? | KristaMBaker.com — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:53:56 +0000

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By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:03:43 +0000

What a huge mistake, I never accept a friend invitation from a nobody. Nor do I publish any personal details on my profiles. People are becoming very irresponsible nowadays.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:31:56 +0000

@Ed – when you make the decision to be totally transparent, then I agree. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of the risks.

By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:43:10 +0000

I don’t mind giving full access to anyone. I already have a personal blog and my phone # and email address on the web. Personally, I think it’s odd when people are very open on their personal or business blogs, but less so in Facebook. It’s inconsistent.

By: Tish Grier

Tish Grier — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:57:08 +0000

Excellent points! Some of Sopho’s responders also might be people who’ve never done any online socializing and who’ve heard all the news that Facebook is a gated, safe community. and I’m not talking kids–I’m talking adults. There’s a fair number of adults who are unfamiliar with life online and, like anyone new, are suceptable to the whole “popularity contest” of it all, for many different reasons. Thanks for the cautions.

By: Matt Promise

Matt Promise — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:52:53 +0000

Andy, thank you for the caution you’ve reinforced within me. I personally don’t give access of any kind to anyone I don’t know, but how very helpful to be reminded of the dangers that others have been putting themselves in. I especially care about our young people, as I’m sure you do, and hope that they all read and act upon your post and stay safe. Keep up the great work!

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:34:06 +0000

Thanks for the input Graham!

By: Graham Cluley

Graham Cluley — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:14:27 +0000

Nice blog entry, and I’m glad you found our investigation interesting. What a lot of the media reports haven’t mentioned is that we have published a set of suggested privacy settings for better securing your profile on Facebook. Anyone is welcome to check it out via the link at http://www.sophos.com/facebook

Cheers
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant, Sophos

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:26:23 +0000

Great tips! It’s sad that this is the type of world we live in now. You can’t be safe with any information that you give to anyone.