privacy settings

20/02/2008

I need to stop snooping on Facebook like I did on Friendster.

It’s addictive, but it’s unravelling horrible connections I can’t imagine could exist. Family and friends should really be kept separate – mixed and it’s a recipe for disaster. Hypothetically, all those things you did because you knew you were in the confines of the family – could potentially be shared. Talk about a compromise of privacy.

Nothing’s been uncovered yet. Which is cool, I guess no one’s free-er than I am at the moment. But geez. The world is smaller than it needs to be, and Facebook is the great minimiser.

It’s hard to keep information off the internet. Names, faces, friendly connections, family relations, addresses, birthdays, anniversaries, where you work, where you live, what you ate – invariably pops up with a quick search because you innocently uploaded it somewhere for someone. And it’s creepy knowing it’s there for the world to see. It’s also hard to control what people write/upload of you.

Perhaps I need a permanent pseudonym. If you guys ever find the need to tag, title, label or name me, please refer to me only as “Supreme Commander” like I’m referred to at my places of work. Thanks. :D

In any case I’m denying everything.

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