Comments on: HOWTO: Protect Your Privacy on Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: G http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-36647 G Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:04:28 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-36647 Thanks for the "HOW TO" Article. I think, we teens, need to learn how to protect ourselves online! I am a teen writer at RadicalParenting.com which is a parenting blog from the kid's perspective there are 60 teen and tween writers run by teen author, Vanessa Van Petten. We just posted a video of "How to set Privacy Settings in Social Networks" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weM8rcAhAw8 and would love for you to check it out and tell us what you think or repost if you like it, Cheers, thanks for checking it out! G and the Teen Team http://radicalparenting.com Thanks for the “HOW TO” Article. I think, we teens, need to learn how to protect ourselves online! I am a teen writer at RadicalParenting.com which is a parenting blog from the kid’s perspective there are 60 teen and tween writers run by teen author, Vanessa Van Petten. We just posted a video of “How to set Privacy Settings in Social Networks” here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weM8rcAhAw8

and would love for you to check it out and tell us what you think or repost if you like it,

Cheers, thanks for checking it out!

G and the Teen Team
http://radicalparenting.com

]]> By: swisshealth20 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-36210 swisshealth20 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:02:38 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-36210 When I registered on facebook, I deliberately set wrong personal information and tried to delete my account. I noticed a few things that frightened me: - accounts don't really get deleted, they just get deactivated. Whe I reactivated my account all information I uploaded was back online. - after deleting my gender, facebook still wrote "xxx has changed his profile". Even if you want to delete your personal information, it seems that facebook stores them in separate tables. - when people invite other people to facebook, but they do not respond, it seems that the profile data is already being generated. You can find people in facebook, that never registred, but have already more then one friend. So it's possible to do network analytics on people that never registered. this is all very scare... and I wonder if this is all within regulations. When I registered on facebook, I deliberately set wrong personal information and tried to delete my account. I noticed a few things that frightened me:

- accounts don’t really get deleted, they just get deactivated. Whe I reactivated my account all information I uploaded was back online.
- after deleting my gender, facebook still wrote “xxx has changed his profile”. Even if you want to delete your personal information, it seems that facebook stores them in separate tables.
- when people invite other people to facebook, but they do not respond, it seems that the profile data is already being generated. You can find people in facebook, that never registred, but have already more then one friend. So it’s possible to do network analytics on people that never registered.

this is all very scare… and I wonder if this is all within regulations.

]]> By: Theresa http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-36080 Theresa Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:46:27 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-36080 You also need to be careful of using a "blanket account" - for example, this site allows you to connect with your facebook account. Another account that is often used as a "blanket" is an aol/aim account. It is less work to simply connect with those accounts and not create a new password, etc., but is it less safer as well? Something to consider. Another good thing is to occasionally google yourself, all your email addresses, etc. Realize that websites like 411.com will likely have your address and phone number. You also need to be careful of using a “blanket account” – for example, this site allows you to connect with your facebook account. Another account that is often used as a “blanket” is an aol/aim account. It is less work to simply connect with those accounts and not create a new password, etc., but is it less safer as well? Something to consider.

Another good thing is to occasionally google yourself, all your email addresses, etc. Realize that websites like 411.com will likely have your address and phone number.

]]> By: Irene http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-36029 Irene Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:42:20 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-36029 I do not know anything about Facebook My Space please explain I do not know anything about Facebook My Space please explain ]]> By: rano http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-28894 rano Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:13:05 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-28894 i have hacker person ,stolen my account in the facebook and my e mai ,, plz dont send any e mail to this e mail , this person did lots of bad stuff and he put bad pictures,, plz can u blocked this in facebook :{Rano_f_abuali}the person stolen the password for me ,, plz if u need to send any e mail , can u send to this e mail:rama4102003@hotmail.com , plz as soon at possible ,, , plz i need to close this account because he stolen the pics and do it bad think i have hacker person ,stolen my account in the facebook and my e mai ,, plz dont send any e mail to this e mail , this person did lots of bad stuff and he put bad pictures,, plz can u blocked this in facebook :{Rano_f_abuali}the person stolen the password for me ,, plz if u need to send any e mail , can u send to this e mail:rama4102003@hotmail.com , plz as soon at possible ,, , plz i need to close this account because he stolen the pics and do it bad think ]]> By: Imad Bougataya http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-28740 Imad Bougataya Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:46:14 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-28740 Hi, you might find this article about online privacy interresting: http://itforthemasses.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/can-i-see-your-id/ Hi, you might find this article about online privacy interresting: http://itforthemasses.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/can-i-see-your-id/ ]]> By: Facebook ASCII http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-28451 Facebook ASCII Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:42:58 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-28451 I'm an avid reader of your RSS feed but this is my first time commenting. Just wanted to stop in and say your blog is great. I’m an avid reader of your RSS feed but this is my first time commenting. Just wanted to stop in and say your blog is great. ]]> By: dropshot http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-26373 dropshot Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:00:05 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-26373 i think myspace and facebook are safe places to chat you just need to be cautious of ppl you dont know i think myspace and facebook are safe places to chat you just need to be cautious of ppl you dont know ]]> By: Blue http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-25196 Blue Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:39:02 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-25196 Its interesting you say Mint only asks for the bare minimum, just a zip code - are you aware that outside of the US a zip code/postal code narrows down location a lot more closely? Here in the UK, my postal code tells you exactly what street I live in, and that's the case with most cities and small towns... if there's only 10 or so houses on said street (possible in the UK where there tend to be lots of little streets with different names and codes rather than great long roads with hundreds of houses) that's pretty specific. So its one of the pieces of information I tend to be very cagey about online. Its interesting you say Mint only asks for the bare minimum, just a zip code – are you aware that outside of the US a zip code/postal code narrows down location a lot more closely? Here in the UK, my postal code tells you exactly what street I live in, and that’s the case with most cities and small towns… if there’s only 10 or so houses on said street (possible in the UK where there tend to be lots of little streets with different names and codes rather than great long roads with hundreds of houses) that’s pretty specific. So its one of the pieces of information I tend to be very cagey about online. ]]> By: Anonymous http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-24500 Anonymous Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:57:46 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/moneyhack/howto-protect-your-privacy-on-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin/#comment-24500 You said Myspace and Facebook does not specifically say that they don't share information. They do mention that in their privacy policy as of June 2008. MySpace will not share your PII with third parties unless you have given MySpace permission to do so (See “Use” below). Facebook We do not provide contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. For example You said Myspace and Facebook does not specifically say that they don’t share information. They do mention that in their privacy policy as of June 2008.

MySpace will not share your PII with third parties unless you have given MySpace permission to do so (See “Use” below).

Facebook
We do not provide contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. For example

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