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Written by: 1/31/2011 7:57 AM
I really love Facebook. It helps me stay connected, and lets me share all the most important goings on in my life, like what I had for lunch today and the funny thing my son just said.
But, every couple of days, there seems to be a new reason to either use extreme caution with my Facebook application—or, better yet, fully unplug my machine and move into an Amish community.
Last week, right after Facebook’s newest security announcement, a new exploit surfaced that allows any jerky voyeur to see all the private photos you’ve uploaded to your account. Now anyone—friend or foe—can watch your life unfold with a few clever hacks.
If you are like me, there’s not too much to see. Pictures of a cake-smeared toddler, generic vacation photos, before and after shots of finally completed home projects. I am still creeped out that a stranger might want to view these, but I can avoid long-term, large-scale embarrassment because I use discretion—and because my life is pleasantly boring.
But everyone’s Facebook is not like mine—like teenagers on Spring Break, single twenty-somethings with free evenings to party, or anyone with a beer in one hand, a camera in the other, and a fuzzy remembrance of last night.
Since you can’t keep your Facebook photos private through technology, now is the time to begin using a little more common sense before you post. This list is not new or revolutionary, but it bears repeating.
Before you post a picture, ask yourself:
1) Do you want your mom to see it?
2) Do you want your kids to see it?
3) Do you want your boss to see it?
4) Would you like to see it on the 6 o’clock news?
Answer these questions honestly, because any of these things are a possibility when photo security is no longer foolproof through Facebook itself.
Read more about it here: http://www.neowin.net/news/facebook-photo-exploit-allows-you-to-view-any-albums-of-non-friends
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