Privacy in Facebook

ShrodingersCat SG

Today's internet lesson was on Facebook and when I was assisting my students to set up their accounts, they urged me to add them on my list.

So I added them - putting them into the 'students' contact list (which is excluded from about everything)

THEN I REALISED under THEIR friends suggestions - are a whole bunch of MY FRIENDS!!! I can't seem to remove that?! Any suggestions????

(if you are on my FB, then pls dont add them if they suddenly add you or something!_)

Bangulzai SG

i guess you excluded them from those u do not want them to view, but their friends suggestions that showed your friends probably is automatic feature which u can’t possibly disable that’s why.

u try to create one dummy facebook account and add to yourself, and go and view that dummy account’s suggestion list, whether it happens or not

dumbdumb! SG

block them then explain to them why u did that

charlize SG

People are getting too comfy with FB.

One day, you will realise strangers in Swaziland know what you are thinking or eating at 4:26pm on 7th May 2009.

ShrodingersCat SG

I don't wish to block them - i do wish to communicate with them via Facebook

I just don't wish my own personal contacts to appear in their 'suggestions' sidebar automatically!

charlize SG

One day if the settings for one reason or other get screwed up, everybody will see everybody.

And all hell breaks loose.

yourmotherrr SG

delete your facebook account.

simple as that.

Dead_Man_Inc SG

create another facebook account just for them

yourmotherrr SG

there is a group of facebook stalkers. must be really careful with them.

BangHong SG

create another facebook account just for them

yup i also have the same idea, since you wanna contact with them via facebook.

and you dont want them to interfere or know your personal/friend's life, why not i mean? :)

Dead_Man_Inc SG

yup i also have the same idea, since you wanna contact with them via facebook.

and you dont want them to interfere or know your personal/friend's life, why not i mean? :)

and use different name

if not they will curious search for your name, and find out that you got two account

elindra SG

Today's internet lesson was on Facebook and when I was assisting my students to set up their accounts, they urged me to add them on my list.

So I added them - putting them into the 'students' contact list (which is excluded from about everything)

THEN I REALISED under THEIR friends suggestions - are a whole bunch of MY FRIENDS!!! I can't seem to remove that?! Any suggestions????

(if you are on my FB, then pls dont add them if they suddenly add you or something!_)

Not sure how to disable that

Anyway for me, I don't add you if I don't know you

I do have strangers adding me at times but I never add them.

caleb_chiang SG

It's up to your friends whether they want to add them mah... so why you worry?

hisoka SG

actualyl what you should do is to set up one account for "work purposes"

ShrodingersCat SG

Thanks for your respones.

Actually... I'm not too particular about my OWN privacy.

But I guess I was just shocked to see... other people's pics on my kids' accounts when I was setting them Up.

One thing is - i do have a lot of strangers on my account (Cos play games leh) So ... I was also worried about that.

But having thought through it - i figure .. you can't protect them forever.

I have already told them before they should never add people they don't know and also shared with them about safety on internet before we started all this..

So... hopefully that keeps them safe!

neuros SG

can i get the notes to that? :-P

i suck at the facebook privacy thing - i've heard of the settings but i've no idea how to go about it! i'm such a techno idiot...

and i realise i keep having "friends" whom i've no idea who they are, nor do i remember confirming them. so i've no idea how they got on my friends list...

ShrodingersCat SG

Here's a useful website

http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

neuros SG

thanks! :-)