Facebook Privacy Alert

[markppearson]

If you don't know, as of today, Facebook will automatically index all your info on Google, which allows everyone to view it.



To change this option, go to Settings --> Privacy Settings --> Search --> then UN-CLICK the box that says 'Allow indexing'.



Facebook kept this one quiet!



Copy and paste onto your status for all your friends ASAP

[Yoshi]

Erm, it wasnt kept quiet, it was all over the news leading up to it and they said about it on the opening page when opened (or at least it did for everyone i know)

This is one of them rumours that goes around, like the one where they are alledgedly going to start charging people!

[dxmedia]

They've been indexing for a loooooooooooong time too.

Try having a search for yourself on google and see what comes up...

[kizz81]

doesnt bother me, i wouldnt post it if i didnt want people to see it  :lol:
unless drunk but a quick delete when sober can fix that  :roll:

[dxmedia]

doesnt bother me, i wouldnt post it if i didnt want people to see it  :lol:
unless drunk but a quick delete when sober can fix that  :roll:

Tis not that, it's the other information which FB harvest.

WHat's your date of birth
What's your wifes name
What's her date of birth
Where do you live (town)
where do you work...


Thank you, that's a bank account opened.... someone walked into your bank and made a large withdrawl....   remeber when clarkson said it couldn't be done so put his bank details in a national paper. He retracted when someone transfered £500 to a charity.

[carbore]

THe Clarkson thing was simple, someone set up a Direct Debit. If you have ever looked at the form when you set up a direct debit then there is absolutley no verification at all. The bank was entirley liable for that transaction, however lots of people work on the basis that if it was, say £40, most people wouldnt notice for months.

Also anything like facbook,myspace,  and privacy is a total liabillilty. They call it social engineering whereby you get people to disclose things bit by bit. Soeone years ago told me that was all nonsense (he was dicsussing speeding claims on forums etc) Two hours later I emailed him his home address and phone number. I diddnt "hack" anythign, just surfed around all the founms he was on and a few club websites.

[dxmedia]

Soeone years ago told me that was all nonsense (he was dicsussing speeding claims on forums etc) Two hours later I emailed him his home address and phone number. I diddnt "hack" anythign, just surfed around all the founms he was on and a few club websites.

doesnt bother me, i wouldnt post it if i didnt want people to see it  :lol:
unless drunk but a quick delete when sober can fix that  :roll:

[Saffy]

years ago myself and friends used to have a go at 'troll busting' on usenet for the fun of it (it developed research skills). The ultimate aim was to profile the troll until you came up with at least a real name, address and telephone number. Then name and shame time by publishing all the details gathered (some of it could be extremely sensitive) for all to see along with the breadcrumb trail of how they were tracked down. Could be many hours worth of data mining and profiling spread over several months. These days with social networking sites I imagine it is hardly any challenge.

[redhand]

I can't even find this alleged "allow indexing" box

[crazymac]

I can't even find this alleged "allow indexing" box

It was easy enough to find (my missus has just started on it) but Facebook makes it clear that if you continue to allow indexing, all the google search will show is the stuff that you allow according to your profile, I.E. If you have your privacy settings to friends only then the google search will only show the fact you HAVE a facebook account!

My misses has allowed it to continue, so I went to my laptop and googled her, because she has her privacy settings so high it wouldn't even show that she had an account!