<p>As for the applications and privacy things, I just set my privacy up to full and don’t use applications beyond the basic ones (the core ones for groups, links, photos, etc).</p>
<p>Gah, I just checked all my privacy settings and discovered that many of the things that I had set to “Just friends” had been re-set to be available to many more people. How long has that been going on? Annoying…I guess I have to re-check the settings every few weeks to make sure they don’t keep pulling that.</p>
<p>And why do people feel the need to take pics of absolutely everything they do?</p>
<p>I can see the purpose of taking pics of memorable events, but when you’re taking 50 different pics for an even that only lasted 15 minutes, there’s a problem here.</p>
<p>Just because there’s a group for everything doesn’t mean you have to join a group for everything.</p>
<p>There don’t need to be 85 pages all with the exact same name.</p>
<p>“Let’s count to 20,000…”</p>
<p>The stupid groups that have really long titles</p>
<p>I like reading these threads because I pick up security hints all the time. I am going to make sure my birthday is not complete ASAP. I also google myself on a regular basis. I have a fairly common name, so the things that come up aren’t me, with a few exceptions that are unfortunate but not bad by any means.</p>
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<p>I tell people to put away the cameras or just don’t take any pictures where I’m included sometimes -_-</p>
<p>I have to admit, I have to be careful with what I’m doing in public with friends, even if it looks harmless. There is always that one friend who carries a digital camera everywhere they go now to take pictures of EVERYTHING. I’m not doing wrong things, but I don’t want people to get the wrong idea if they come across a picture of me holding a bottle of vodka to pour for someone, even when I had no intentions of drinking it. Or maybe teasing a guy friend of mine, but it looks sexually suggestive =</p>
<p>Of course I could put the pictures on private and untag myself, but the pictures are still there for others to see, especially if a friend doesn’t put their pictures on private =/</p>
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<p>I’ve been trying to fix this in the PRIVACY SETTINGS, but I don’t know how to. I googled myself and got results that pertained to me – like Facebook “Notes” I commented on, groups I’ve left comments in. I got peeved off! Especially since my name is uncommon that people will know it is me.</p>
<p>My facebook privacy setting is at its highest level - everything is “Friends Only” and I am unsearchable. I don’t appear on Facebook’s internal search and I don’t show up on a google search, either (though other people with my name do). I’m not sure how or when I did it, but it’s definitely possible.</p>
<p>No offense but some of you guys sound kinda anal complaining about people drinking in pictures and stuff - yeah, people take pics at parties, and people usually drink at parties. I think we’re a little beyond the age when people are “putting pics of drinking to be cool” because obviously the majority of college students drink, it’s not like 9th grade where that one kid did it to be “cool”. What’s just embarrassing is when people have pics of themselves clearly plastered and doing something ■■■■■■■■ 
No don’t worry about it, when FB changed last time, everyone’s settings were re-set to be more public, but once you fix it, it’ll stay that way (it has for me).</p>
<p>What’s annoying about FB now is everything you do gets put in everyone’s news feed, so there’s no privacy.</p>
<p>“CNN) – Facebook, in a rare move, is expected to reverse itself Wednesday on changes to privacy settings after sustained backlash from users worried about how their private information is being used.
The announcement, expected shortly after 1 p.m. ET, marks a rare double-back for Facebook, the nearly ubiquitous networking site that has made a habit of rolling out changes, then weathering user grumbling until it subsides.
“I can confirm that our new, simpler user controls will begin rolling out tomorrow. I can’t say more yet,” Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes told CNN in an e-mail Tuesday.
Among other changes, the site implemented a new tool last month that spreads user preferences and data across the Web. The tool allows Facebook users to more easily share articles and other Web pages they like, but at the same time makes those picks easier for others to see.”</p>
<p>[Facebook</a> to announce changes after privacy settings backlash - CNN.com](<a href=“Facebook, facing criticism, ramps up privacy options - CNN.com”>Facebook, facing criticism, ramps up privacy options - CNN.com)</p>
<p>I just got one, and I’m actually a little disappointed. It’s far less exciting than I thought it would be lol. Not exciting enough to account for the millions of people on it…(imo).</p>
<p>I barely put any personal info up, and I’m already setting a usage limit for myself. Already decided I’m not going to waste time “facebook stalking” anyone and looking through their pictures, etc. I’d add more interests in terms of movies, books, tv, etc. but as others have pointed out, I don’t like how everything I type is a link…</p>
<p>I’m a quiet person, so should make it easier for me to stay in touch with people who I’d be less inclined to call or something. </p>
<p>And thanks for the birthday tip…will have to update that to just the month and day.</p>
<p>The thing that annoys me most is facebook’s complete disregard for the privacy of its users."</p>
<p>I don’t get why people say this. You can turn “Let your friends friends see your profile” off. You can turn off search engine search (which shows some of your friends). You can hide yourself from Facebook search. You can hide your friends list. And finally, you don’t HAVE to put personal information or your drunk pictures on it. You don’t have to add everyone you meet (I only have 44 people who I would still want to keep in touch with after high school). I think it’s completely safe and private if your smart while using it.</p>
<p>The two privacy issues I can think of is I can’t hide the “pages” I belong to (so I have not joined any) and tagging, which I haven’t had any problems with. Am I missing something else? Otherwise, I see really no big privacy issues.</p>
<p>“frequent status updates… who cares if she or he is sleepy or hungry or lonely or went to school and bored or love life?”
This is the main thing I don’t like about it, I guess.</p>
<p>The only thing I really use FB for is for contacts making me think the majority things on it are pointless (games, for example).</p>
<p>^ No, I definitely think privacy is a legitimate concern with that website, regardless of all the privacy settings that give the illusion that users’ information is guarded. People should be more protective of their privacy. FB is the one power that controls the privacy settings and owns all of the conveniently concentrated information that people put on there… FB has the potential to use and/or abuse it as they see fit. That makes me uneasy, tbh. FB isn’t completely hacker-proof either.</p>
<p>“And finally, you don’t HAVE to put personal information or your drunk pictures on it”</p>
<p>^^^ Even if you change all your settings to the maximum security, you’re still not totally safe. First of all, facebook has been known to change the settings without telling anyone (as happened to me just now), and secondly, they have this thing where your information is available to 3rd parties unless you and ALL your friends uncheck it. Since getting ALL your friends to uncheck it is unrealistic, fb is making our information available to 3rd parties through our friends. As Sky Pilot said, privacy is a legitimate concern.</p>
<p>For me, there are a few annoying things about facebook. For one, when I reject someone’s invitation to Farmville/Fishville/Petville/Yoville/pickonealready, I still get 50000 from other people. Another thing - when people post statuses like “I am so sad right now” or “I hate my life, you’re all so lucky you aren’t me!” Then I just feel awkward.</p>
<p>the people on my friend’s list…in short</p>