Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeffrey Goldberg Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: advice for an acquaintance Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:38:46 -0500 Lines: 48 Message-ID: <9137omFtbnU1@mid.individual.net> References: <66459283324641896.673730g.kreme-gmail.com@news.eternal-september.org> <910nskF8jsU1@mid.individual.net> Reply-To: jeffrey+news@goldmark.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net mX1V7xjVfaP0Zoq+fHdZGwwOweSaBmWpaErGUmaeQdJIzvj/90 Cancel-Lock: sha1:h3VDhg9Kc6+szvuZf3MrKl3tD9Y= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.15) Gecko/20110303 Mnenhy/0.8.2 Thunderbird/3.1.9 In-Reply-To: Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.mac.apps:1442 On 11-04-18 10:51 AM, Fred Moore wrote: > In article <910nskF8jsU1@mid.individual.net>, > Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: >> If you don't want the information published, then don't post it to >> Facebook. It seems fairly simple to me. > Exactly, which is why I don't understand why any adult uses Facebook, > except in specific instances, say to promote a club or organization. Some of us are vain. I love using Facebook; maybe it's just vanity, but it gives me an audience. > Even a site such as Linkedin can compromise your security if you put a > complete resume on your page. While you may feel completely comfortable > giving a resume detailing all your education, work, and other > experiences to a prospective employer, you probably ought not give that > information to everyone on the planet, including potential identity > thieves. I think that this is probably where we see things differently. I figure that if some information is already "out there" then it isn't worth worrying how "out there" it is. My home address can be found through public tax records. Back when I had a land line my phone number was listed in public directories. My own websites and usenet postings pretty much gave my employment history already. What I don't like is "connected" information being given to marketers. I do have secrets, but you don't see them even hinted at here or on Facebook or anything like that. But a great deal of information about me is public in one way or another, so I don't worry about it. > Or have I been reading too many spy novels? Remember, it's only > paranoia if there's nobody there. And there's ALWAYS SOMEONE there. ;) It's a matter of temperament. I won't say that you are wrong to worry about that, but I just don't share your level of concern. Cheers, -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg http://goldmark.org/jeff/ I rarely read HTML or poorly quoting posts Reply-To address is valid