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Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Nobody: 12:14pm On Aug 02, 2013
Facebook has been partnering with
companies to promote RFID technology
for years in an attempt to market
wristbands that track you, (a step
before microchips being placed under
your skin), as somehow being the next
step in societal evolution instead of an
elaborately maintained invisible chain
yanking civilization backwards into a
new form of slavery. By playing on the desires of people,
(mostly teenagers and young adults) to
socialize and share themselves with
others in a way that is more controlled
and feels private (though it is not),
social networks have become a
powerful force in the changing world,
and an endless well from which to
gather information on individuals like
never before. With Facebook as the
current leader of the industry, social
networks have so successfully lured
people from all over the globe into
sharing information about themselves–
from the private details of their
personal lives to the momentary
mental chatter between their ears–
that a person from only a decade ago
if placed here today would shiver
when first exposed to the new norms of
our more socially open culture.

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Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Nobody: 12:17pm On Aug 02, 2013
Facebook is a tool used not only by its
subscribers to meet new people and
monitor the activities of friends, but
also by law enforcement when
investigating crimes, and by employers
to screen potential hires.
Companies today view the Facebook
profiles of applicants. This fact is
already widely known and accepted as
“normal”. It is likely that in the near
future it will be next to impossible to
get a professional job without having a
Facebook profile. Thanks to the
continuing implosion of the world
economy, employers hold a greater
advantage over their workforces and
are obsessed with analysis, numbers,
and categorization more now than
ever before.
Facebook tracks you
Many never question Facebook’s
motivation in gathering the
information that it commonly asks for
and retains. At its core Facebook is a
database used to track individuals and
groups. It tracks not only the
information its members post but–
according to a Facebook employee who
spoke to Rumpus Online Magazine –
every click its members make while on
the website.
This means that– forgetting about the
information you volunteer for a
moment (such as favorite activities,
religion, sexual orientation, family
members)– Facebook knows which
links posted by friends you click on,
which friends’ profiles you visit, and
which pictures you view. This
information alone says a lot about a
person’s interests, world view,
personal associations, and even
romantic yearnings…information that
could easily be used to create
psychological profiles of targeted
subjects.
Along with that, Facebook games
provide useful information about a
person by cloaking personality
questions inside a gift wrap of fantasy.
www.infowars.com/facebook-pied-piper-of-the-new-world-orders-technological-control-grid/

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Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by DrGboy(m): 12:26pm On Aug 02, 2013
oya mods, front page sharp sharp cool

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Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Nobody: 12:55pm On Aug 02, 2013
beware of what you post on Facebook
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by DrGboy(m): 1:00pm On Aug 02, 2013
Yungwizzzy: beware of what you post on Facebook

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Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by lecrae(m): 1:06pm On Aug 02, 2013
Nice article
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by IAMBREEZY: 1:14pm On Aug 02, 2013
Interesting
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Mafia4life(m): 1:19pm On Aug 02, 2013
The next blow will be GSM or online course registration. Even without this article, an average techie should have it in mind that every Internet or tech related issues must have a database to keep records. So it is NOT a secret
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by DrGboy(m): 1:24pm On Aug 02, 2013
Mafia4life: The next blow will be GSM or online course registration. Even without this article, an average techie should have it in mind that every Internet or tech related issues must have a database to keep records. So it is NOT a secret
dude, what can u say abt ur privacy?
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Leopantro: 1:37pm On Aug 02, 2013
this is not news. did you read the terms and conditions of Facebook?
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Nobody: 1:43pm On Aug 02, 2013
Na now una know shocked





What of instagram when dey take full ownership of your pics wen una dey upload dere!??
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Mafia4life(m): 1:49pm On Aug 02, 2013
Dr.Gboy:

dude, what can u say abt ur privacy?
They have my private details too ( Facebook). Same as the universities.
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by DrGboy(m): 2:08pm On Aug 02, 2013
Mafia4life: They have my private details too ( Facebook). Same as the universities.

does d univ know abt ur family, do they hv access to ur pics, do they hv any idea of what u do on d internet, do they know who u keep in touch with?

u're being monitored
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Mafia4life(m): 8:49pm On Aug 02, 2013
Dr.Gboy:


does d univ know abt ur family, do they hv access to ur pics, do they hv any idea of what u do on d internet, do they know who u keep in touch with?

u're being monitored
What about the use of smartphones?
Monitored or not. They are there to make things easier. Database are to keep records. That's why you get statistics for things involving Internet eg number of downloads, number of sms sent or received. Number of people who spend more times online on Facebook, number of people who are being referred per day via Facebook etc. Who get time to dey monitor millions of users. Our privacy is stored in their server but not accessible by staff except the otherwise. That was why Google sacked one of his staff for checking someone's privacy
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Nobody: 8:39am On Aug 03, 2013
someday tell me what I dont know about twitter undecided
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Lolaabokoku(f): 10:58pm On Aug 09, 2013
Front page things
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Drseno1(m): 2:48pm On Aug 11, 2013
Lolaabokoku: Front page things
yep
Re: Things You Didn't Know About Facebook by Nobody: 4:44am On Aug 13, 2013
facebook is an avenue to make money legally

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