Facebook knows EVERYTHING about you...

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Not on it, never will be, AIBU to wonder why anyone is? More for info really:

m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5191237

you should read 'the facebook effect' - it explains most clearly how facebook had no legal issues about information because the only information that was there was what people had themselves chosen to upload

I don't have Facebook - it's too intrusive for my liking.

I've posted the following before but thought id repost it just in case anyone is interested

You can easily turn off Googles interest-based ads. Then you won't get weird targeted ads turning up on mumsnet sidebar or on other sites.

OPT OUT HERE. You may have to reset it each time you clear your cookies.

If you use an ipad or iphone with ios7 you can also TURN ON 'Limit Ad Tracking'

Settings>>Privacy>>>>Advertising>>. Toggle Limit Ad Tracking On

You can also turn off location based ad's if you use ios7 (this will stop Apple tracking where you are and using the info to send you spammy ad's from nearby businesses.

Settings>>>>Privacy>>>>location services >>>>(scroll right down to the bottom of the page)) system services >>> then TOGGLE OFF 'Location-based iAds.

HERE is more info about how to opt out of interest based advertising on other search engines and twitter etc.

Facebook don't 'know' anything about you, unless they bother to look at your data. I can think of no reason why they'd want to.

Various algorithms calculate advertisements from companies seeking your custom, but that's about it.

There's nothing I share on fb that I would care if anyone knew! I have private settings. I use it because my mum, dad, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, closest friends and grandmother(and in laws) are all on the other side of the world and I see them once a year if possible. It's the easiest way for me and them to stay connected with each other's relatively normal lives. Maybe it's a bit impersonal but so much easier and less time consuming than writing individual emails/letters, or having daily phone conversations (I hate phone conversations!)
Do I care if Facebook knows who my friends are, or that my last status was about the bain of my life stickers? (I have a toddler- if you have one you'll get this).
The answer is nope. Not in the slightest. I have turned off location services, I don't list where I studied etc... Those that know me will know the answer to those things without having to share with fb.

I hate to point out the obvious.... but facebook only knows everything about those people who choose to tell it everything!!

Stanley, it's not a big deal though, is it? They found you, invited you to join, you declined. Nothing else will happen to you as far as I'm aware. confused

But one of the 'friends' they had linked me to was a man who had been sending me harassing emails. Luckily he had stopped at that point, but what if they had sent him a similar email- Hey, we've found a link between you & Stanley- why not get back in contact? In the mind of someone who was inclined to cyber-hassle in the first place, that could be twisted to infer that I wanted him to get back in touch! FB have no right to use my information and it could potentially lead to such problems as it does not know the nature of the original relationship. I have not signed up to them. They should not be contacting me. Full stop.

So set your privacy settings and be careful of what you post.

I don't care. I'm boring as are millions of other facebookers. People are too obsessed about conspiracy.

But I could not have set my privacy settings because I did not and do not have a FB account!

Everyone gets spam emails from time to time. I don't see the huge deal.

A week after I had DS amazon emailed me with recommendations for anusol.

FB is there to make money, it's a profitable company.
It will only know what you want it to know.
If you're going to use Facebook use it correctly.
I run classes on Facebook for those who don't use it, they are scared because of articles like this.
Facebook is one of the best social media platforms to use as it offers you a wide range of security options down to each individual post.

It's a great platform to connect with people, especially those far away, free of charge.

If you use it correctly and positively, no
Problems

If you give it access to your email address book it can see your email address book.

Fair enough if you have an account and have given FB permission to see your address book. But what about those people in the address book who do not have a FB account? Is it right that FB then capture those email addresses, without permission? I have never given my details to FB. They took the details from my friend's address book. Her giving permission to check her contact list is not the same as me giving permission to have my details taken from that list. How can privacy settings protect you when you have not got an account and FB have nicked your details without you knowing???

Freudianslipper's bank analogy is a good one. It would not be ok for banks to capture info in this way to sell their products, why is it ok for FB to do it to sell on the data?

I've just had a thought - nearly every time I log into fb, I get a little box pop up, telling me to enter a valid email address "so I can be connected" to my friends. I always close it and carry on without entering anything as I know the e-mail address is fine and active. I think it's because years ago, when I had time to sort out my settings, I stopped e-mails being sent from fb every time someone posted or did something.

If I do enter an e-mail address, would it do what it has done to stanley? I just don't know why they keep asking to enter it. Does anyone else get one?

The fb app gives them access to all the text messages on your phone, and that is why when I got a new phone I refused to download it or the messenger app. Do you still think it only knows what you tell it?

It searches your email for Facebook members as I understand and so can suggest them as friends.

So what about the messenger app? I send loads of FB messages anyway.

Just look at what it has access to before you download it. I can't remember all of it right now but the first one is to access sms on your phone.

It doesn't know what colour knickers I am wearing today. Tee hee hee...

Like what's app, in order to have all your contacts in there.

What else do you'll think is happening seriously, they are all in FB HQ getting excited about what I am having for my tea?

Re: sweaty palmed geeks living with their mums.

I was just offended on behalf of my DH and his friends who do this job. I'll concede that sometimes he gets sweaty but he definitely doesn't live with his mum!