[CW] Facebook

[Frank Kamp]

Well, just remember that if they have your data they can do whatever  
they want.  You are not protected even if the law implies that you  
are.  In case you have not noticed there are more than just a few  
folk who do not obey laws and get away with it.  Privacy policies are  
usually just declarations telling the user that whatever information  
they offer is fair game for any and all use or misuse.

If you want to keep your information and data and intellectual  
property private, don't post it.  That does not mean do not post,  
ever.  It just means don't post stuff you want to remain private.   
Think about this.  Once you post stuff it becomes public.  So don't  
post info you want to remain personal and private.

I have a facebook account but dont use it that much.  Mainly to keep  
up with friends and family.  Of course you can do that via e-mail too.

I will take Ed up on his offer as soon as I figure out how to do the  
invites.

By the way, those on-line backup services, the ones that offer to  
receive and store your entire hard drive data for backup.  Make  
certain that if you use these services that ALL your files are  
properly encrypted so that you are the only one who can read the  
files.  (By properly I mean encryption that even the goberment cant  
break.)

Frank

On Apr 6, 2009, at 5:14 PM, Ed Tanton wrote:

> Theoretically they backed down from that. Realistically, Facebook  
> should
> ALWAYS be thought of as a party line (as in the old days of  
> telephony.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw- 
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Ron.K3PID
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:40 PM
> To: CW Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CW] Facebook
>
> I do seem to recall that a recent news item created a buzz when it  
> revealed
> that the "fine print" of a facebook account states that anything and
> everything that you post to your facebook page becomes the property of
> facebook forever and ever even if you decide to delete it and quit...
>
> Caveat Emptor!
>
>
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