Facebook messenger, leaking your location like a sieve
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@Dashrender said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Most people I'd be talking to on Facebook would know where I am anyway. So if they have the GPS info it wouldn't mean anything.
This is my thoughts!
As a matter of fact, after a recent trip one of my FB friends said something that seriously made me question posting as much as I do there. I do have my FB profile locked down so that only friends of friends can see my posts, and even that I think is to much at times. Sure I don't mind those I trust to know where I am.. but FB, and most social media, aren't meant for only those you know and trust.. it's meant to be, well.. social.. and the leakage from FB is horrible.
I realize you live your life from a different perspective - AKA flood them all with to much data, I just can't bring myself to be there.
Which is fine. You are not the same psychological profile as me. My wife doesn't like this data out there either, she is an introvert. But it should not come as a surprise that the option to have this data is really awesome and valuable to a lot of people any more than it doesn't surprise me that you appreciate being able to turn it off.
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@Minion-Queen said:
People saw my post from a specified location and said hey you are close to me, want to meet up for a drink. Very weird the first time it happened. But kinda cool now that I have done it a few times. Then messaging gives them my specific location and allows them to get me where I need to go.
Yup, it is rare that that works or me but I love the functionality. I use that feature to be like "do I know anyone close by?" I like it because both I and many people that I know travel so you sometimes run into people that you have no idea are nearby.
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My weirdest connection doing this was someone I met in Africa happened to be going by and we were able to connect.
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Facebook isn't known for its privacy. It's also known that they mine data. So don't be surprised that stuff like that is out there.
That being said, Facebook is an awesome tool if you understand the risks of privacy. I am more careful posting to Facebook compared to other places online.
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Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.
And many that you are paying for
And some that aren't web services.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.
I think this is a bit narrow... it's more likely to be correct to say, nearly all webservices are mining data.
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I think that MangoLassi needs a geolocation feature now!
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.
Yes, but Facebook is one of the most desirable mining databases
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@IRJ said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.
Yes, but Facebook is one of the most desirable mining databases
I'm not sure, I think google might have more data. The have many peoples emails (shopping, spending, leisure habits). Search history, and Video watched history.
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I avoid this app because I avoid facebook.
I use other tools for communications.
These other tools can be directed to post to facebook for me if desired.
Facebook is not a social tool I prefer to use. I make use of it simply as a dumping ground for the non-important people to see a few things about me such as pictures of the kids and such without making them go to a blog or other media.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@IRJ said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.
Yes, but Facebook is one of the most desirable mining databases
I'm not sure, I think google might have more data. The have many peoples emails (shopping, spending, leisure habits). Search history, and Video watched history.
I said "one of the most desirable."
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I don't usually live update FB and with my GPS off, it's fairly useless to me.
Most of my updates are retrospective.Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc but friends of friends can message me... I think that's what I've set. It's not uber secure but I think it's enough to keep things visible to only to the selected group.
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I was doing a lot of offline posting this past weekend and confusing a lot of people who apparently thought that FB only worked while live and online.
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@nadnerB said:
Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc
Regarding pictures, this is not true. Those settings only reflect security WITHIN facebook.
Go to FB, get the URL of a image you posted. Link it here. I can guarantee I will be able to see it and I am not even logged IN to facebook.
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@JaredBusch said:
@nadnerB said:
Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc
Regarding pictures, this is not true. Those settings only reflect security WITHIN facebook.
Go to FB, get the URL of a image you posted. Link it here. I can guarantee I will be able to see it and I am not even logged IN to facebook.
Yep there is no security on the actual files.
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Wow... really.. that's just sad!
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This image was posted with friend only permissions.
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And we all sees it!
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@JaredBusch said:
@nadnerB said:
Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc
Regarding pictures, this is not true. Those settings only reflect security WITHIN facebook.
Go to FB, get the URL of a image you posted. Link it here. I can guarantee I will be able to see it and I am not even logged IN to facebook.
Yeah, sorry I did mean from within.
The url to each item is still exposed to the outside world. Security via obscurity is not security at all.
