Not having a Facebook or any social media is a liability with some companies now... Eff it, I don't want to work there anyway.
Not having a Facebook or any social media is a liability with some companies now... Eff it, I don't want to work there anyway.
I just joined Facebook a couple weeks ago. True story.
Well you can just make a group list on facebook where only different people see what you want them to see. And just make some very positive posts public so you look like an upstanding employee when they go to check. And if they add you just stick them in the group that only sees the positive work posts.
Well you can just make a group list on facebook where only different people see what you want them to see. And just make some very positive posts public so you look like an upstanding employee when they go to check. And if they add you just stick them in the group that only sees the positive work posts.
Facebook in concept is great, it's just too bad that the ones who run it got greedy and decided that advertising revenue was not enough. They have to sell people's info and track them and stuff too. I would love to see a Facebook replacement come in, one run by people who are privacy conscious and can be trusted. Someone who is in the open source industry and makes it for the sake of providing the service, not for the money.
The hardest part would be to publicize it though. I'm sure there's a million facebook clones out there as it would not really be that hard to make, but nobody really knows about them.
"Facebook" isn't the biggest problem. Getting off facebook isn't about facebook. It's about controlling your identity, and controlling your life. Facebook gathers data, and puts into a neat database for anyone with money or a tin star to take. It's not about mom seeing your tit shots from Friday night. It's about insurance companies probing your life to see if they'll give you coverage. It's about potential employers running a psychological profile on your /friends/ to see if you get a job. It's about the government snooping on your "terrorist" affiliations. A "terrorist" is what they say it is, and it can change in a single announcement by the government. Think you aren't a terrorist? Think again...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2VHf5vpBy8
I should create a program that ties everyones posts here to a Facebook profile with their real names.
I will make millions and then promptly get murdered.
If any company required me to have a social media site that wasn't directly related to social media, I would not work there. They have marketing teams for that. Joe Schmoe in IT doesn't need to cater to the masses.
require your facebook password
never heard of this happening
Take control of your technology, and don't accept control from others. Eben Moglen isn't a tl;dr speaker. He's probably the greatest speaker you'll find regarding technology policy, law, and philosophy. "Cliffs" are a disservice to him and yourself.Dude, the guy goes on for 1.5 HOURS...,cliffs??
I'm thinking your taking the whole Facebook thing a bit too serious, really, DL'ing all the utilities to erase a Facebook account?, I'm not meaning to insult here but your showing signs of paranoia and possible Psychosis...
Take control of your technology, and don't accept control from others. Eben Moglen isn't a tl;dr speaker. He's probably the greatest speaker you'll find regarding technology policy, law, and philosophy. "Cliffs" are a disservice to him and yourself.
Then you aren't thinking hard enough. The harm isn't as obvious as someone holding a knife to your neck, but the harm is there none the less. Non-obvious harm is worse than obvious harm, because it breeds apathy and complacency(re-read your own post). With apathy and complacency, the problem tends to not get fixed until it's too late.
Then you aren't thinking hard enough. The harm isn't as obvious as someone holding a knife to your neck, but the harm is there none the less. Non-obvious harm is worse than obvious harm, because it breeds apathy and complacency(re-read your own post). With apathy and complacency, the problem tends to not get fixed until it's too late.