Facebook privacy - are you worried?

Posted by: CafestudyAdmin

11th Apr 2018 12:36pm

Following the recent Facebook privacy scandal, have you changed your behaviour on Facebook? Are you conscious about how much you share and are you worried about your privacy?

Alex S

2nd May 2018 09:30pm

When I first signed up to Facebook I would pretty cavalier with sharing information about myself. It was a long time ago and I think everyone was pretty naive about how far social media could reach. Gradually I began to be more protective of my privacy, mostly because I didn't want potential employers to do a search and see some post from years ago about a boozy Saturday night. I did some searching and worked out how to tighten the security on my account so only my friends could see my posts or get any information about me.

So although I became conscious and protective of my online social media profile and privacy some time ago, the recent Facebook privacy scandal has caused me to share even less about myself. I think very seriously before I so much as "check in" to a venue on Facebook, I rarely post anything any more, in fact I don't visit the site nearly as much as I used to. Any conversations I have on Facebook are kept short and impersonal.

It's not the end of the world if Facebook learns a few things about me. I'm not interesting enough for them to take particular interest in me and I don't have anything to hide. However I do think the privacy breach is symptomatic of a bigger problem, and it has significantly reduced my trust in Facebook. I doubt that they will ever be able to win it back.

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