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By: lfabris

lfabris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:39:33 +0000

thanks for the overview. very helpful. i also came across this privacy protection app for facebook. have you ever used it? read about it in this article about useful apps for parents — scroll down in the article to get to the privacy app. http://www.lawfirms.com/facebook-sex-offender-apps.html. would love feedback before using it.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:35:10 +0000

The facebook does change things on occasion. I have had privacy settings, profile info, and content “adjusted.”

By: Julie Meloni

Julie Meloni — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:12:12 +0000

Ok, explain it to me like I'm a 4 year old: the "Photos Tagged of You" setting is [blank], the overall album setting is [blank]. If you're saying that someone else's "Photos Tagged of You" setting is allowing them to see it, then I'd say yeah, it's pretty likely that Facebook has a big ol' gap there that they're not fixing. If it were MY application, of course you know that the photo owner's settings related to the other users would be the master/not overrideable settings. But alas and alack if that is not the case here. Raise a stink.

They'll probably say something like "Well, if it's that much of an issue, unfriend them," which of course is a valid point, but not the right answer. The right answer would be "oh yeah, that's a hole. Let us plug it."

By: Chelsey Waters

Chelsey Waters — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:31:04 +0000

I have a particularly obnoxious acquaintance who comments on EVERYTHING, whom I’ve banned from my photos and wall as a result (I use a friend list to control who sees my photos). However, recently she commented on a photo — several times, in fact. I rechecked my settings, and I think the only reason she was able to see/comment was because I had tagged a mutual friend in the photo. I guess tagging must be a chink in the security features?

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:04:57 +0000

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By: Julie Meloni

Julie Meloni — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:02 +0000

Right – there are often permissions levels that go beyond simply yes or no; the “friends of friends” option is especially tricky, as are various application-related settings as you point out.

By: N Sims

N Sims — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:05:27 +0000

Just a reminder; if you allow your friends to see all or part of your info, and they approve an application, that application may be able to see anything your friend can see. You can elect to stop being available to applications at all (which sadly means not using any applications, even the cool/useful ones); then friends' use of applications won't affect your privacy. It's not 100% secure, but it's a step that way.

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