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NutmegCT

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Over the last couple years I've seen warnings about "be careful what you put on social media sites like Facebook - a future employer might see things you don't want them to see" (or something similar.

How can a future employer see your Facebook stuff, unless they know your Facebook name and password?

I would assume (stupid me, yeah, I know ...) that "dubious" material doesn't go on your public page.

Thanks.
Tom
 
It depends what you post, how you set up your page (everyone can see it, friends of friends can see it, or only friends can see it), and then who you "friend", and how they set up their security. One weak link in the chain could make things available to a future employer, or if you are friends with someone who works at this employer. I am cautious in case I ever want to go back to work (yeah...right).
 
NutmegCT said:
Over the last couple years I've seen warnings about "be careful what you put on social media sites like Facebook - a future employer might see things you don't want them to see" (or something similar.

How can a future employer see your Facebook stuff, unless they know your Facebook name and password?

I would assume (stupid me, yeah, I know ...) that "dubious" material doesn't go on your public page.

Thanks.
Tom
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not just facebook - everyone should google their own name from time to time just to see what comes up. BTW saw an article recently that speculated that today's young people will find it easier to change their names than erase their internet footprint.
 
It is amazing to me how many people have there FB set to wide open and then they wonder how stuff gets out. Be prudent about what you post and only let your friends see it. Be careful what you post on other peoples walls and comments to other’s posts, as I think they are governed by their configuration not yours. I also limit who I friend as I think my political views might have affected a project I was involved with at work.

Don’t forget the stuff you post on forums and such are open to the world also. Basil’s rules here keep things pretty PC, but many other boards are not so limited.
 
rlwhitetr3b said:
It is amazing to me how many people have there FB set to wide open and then they wonder how stuff gets out. Be prudent about what you post and only let your friends see it. Be careful what you post on other peoples walls and comments to other’s posts, as I think they are governed by their configuration not yours. I also limit who I friend as I think my political views might have affected a project I was involved with at work.

Don’t forget the stuff you post on forums and such are open to the world also. Basil’s rules here keep things pretty PC, but many other boards are not so limited.
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Rich - once you let "only friends" see your info, what's to prevent them from copying and pasting any of it to wherever they want, Facebook or anywhere else?

Tom
 
Good advice so far. Another thing to be wary of is other people "tagging" you on photos that they have.

A couple of weeks ago I saw a photo come up tagged with the name of a realtor that I know. It was of him although he had not posted it. He is a bit of a wild man and like to party and the picture showed that. I made a copy so that I could use it in social media lectures that I carry out. No doubt it's been taken down now but the damage was done. Would YOU hire someone like that to represent you???

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and what happens online stays online.

Rich mentioned staying away from politics. I always do, although many people don't. If you conduct your online behaviour in the same manner as Basil expects you to behave on the BCF and you will not go far wrong!! It's an excellent rule of thumb!
 
rlwhitetr3b said:
Don’t forget the stuff you post on forums and such are open to the world also. Basil’s rules here keep things pretty PC, but many other boards are not so limited.
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Two years ago I was being stalked by someone (a female) for reasons that I won't go into here. She knew that I posted here and other car forums and apparently read all my posts. She finally copied a post I had placed on BCF, although she left out the whole post, and included it in her lawsuit(s). Nothing ever came from this, but the fact that someone can watch you on an open forum makes you want to be very, very careful about what you say.
 
I've had posts copied, modified, and sent to manufaturers in a almost successful attempt to have my axx sued off.
If you notice, I do not post my full name on these forums.
I have dropped out of two or three that changed the rules and mandated it, even had one forum auto-insert full name and address, even though I had never, as in ever, published that information.

People accuse you of being paranoid when you refuse to put your personal data up on a forum.....and some forums, even though they say they never, ever will reveal your personal information.....how does google find it by your name, then?
 
Th' innernets are eevile stuff.

There ain't much RL data ~easily~ found/figured out if ya never put it out there. But if someone/something wants to make a "hobby" of digging for data on an individual it's hard to hide (Bill's issue is an example of that). It will only get worse. With the ubiquity of connectivity and a blind acceptance of devices making it "easy" or "convenient" for access, we're doomed.
:devilgrin:


I liken 'net use to driving a car: it'd be best if you had some knowledge of the inner workings of cars before you're allowed to drive. Unfortunately we've a majority of "drivers" TOTALLY ignorant.
 
DrEntropy said:
Th' innernets are eevile stuff.

There ain't much RL data ~easily~ found/figured out if ya never put it out there. But if someone/something wants to make a "hobby" of digging for data on an individual it's hard to hide (Bill's issue is an example of that). It will only get worse. With the ubiquity of connectivity and a blind acceptance of devices making it "easy" or "convenient" for access, we're doomed.
:devilgrin:


I liken 'net use to driving a car: it'd be best if you had some knowledge of the inner workings of cars before you're allowed to drive. Unfortunately we've a majority of "drivers" TOTALLY ignorant.
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Golly - ain't it great to be be able to find info on everyone everywhere 24/7? (not ...)

True story: I worked at a large public university here in southern New England. When we ran ethernet cables to all the offices, and the 'net first went public back in the early 1990s, I wondered if there was anything on it about me. (paranoia strikes again).

So I cranked up my super-duper 60MHz computer and used an early search engine (Alta Vista?) to search for my name. Lo and behold, my name, DOB, SSN, POB, mailing address, email address and salary info popped up.

Turned out the university personnel office had put all employee records on a server-based DBMS, which wasn't secure in any way. Open to the public. Gopher, Telnet, and most net-bots. I don't know the details, but it was amazing.

Every single employee's personnel (and personal) data was now "out there" and find-able.

Needless to say, our junk mail totals went sky high, memo's were sent out asap, and a certain employee at Personnel was sacked.

Onward through the fog.
Tom
 
In my first job out of college, many moons ago before computers and internet were in vogue, my boss gave me some very good advice about writing business letters (which were pretty much like email today). He said to never put into writing anything you wouldn't broadcast over a TV station!

In other words, once you write a letter and mail it, or post something to the internet, it's in the public domain (no matter how "secure" the website may be).

Be careful what you post: the whole world's watching. :yesnod:
 
AltaVista?!? wow, Tom. I s'pose you remember Pine and Mosaic then. The beginnings of the "revolution"... shoulda stopped with Usenet. :smirk:

<span style="color: #CC0000"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 17pt">*FLONK!*</span></span></span> :devilgrin:
 
DrEntropy said:
AltaVista?!? wow, Tom. I s'pose you remember Pine and Mosaic then. The beginnings of the "revolution"... shoulda stopped with Usenet. :smirk:

<span style="color: #CC0000"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 17pt">*FLONK!*</span></span></span> :devilgrin:
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:whistle: :devilgrin:
 
J-P - where'd you find my picture? Jeez - no privacy at all anymore ...


NCSAMosaic1.0Mac.png


(took forever to download on my tried and true Macintosh Classic with 300bps connection)

T.
 
I wuz flyin' an' didn't know it! A 14.4 modem and the hovel is in spittin' distance of a T.P.C. switch... <span style="font-style: italic">LIGHTNIN" fast</span>. :smirk:
 
Golly - a 14.4 connection. I'll bet you were using XModem with CRC, or even ZModem f/t protocol!

Click here for the sound of ancient history.

T.
 
Tom- you just made my kid run into my office to find out what the heck I was doing with dial up.


To steal this thread more.
My son got me to upgrade my FF to 4.0. Now when I type a word into the address bar it won't automatically take me to the site.
It sends me to the Google.
How do I fix this?
 
DNK said:
Tom- you just made my kid run into my office to find out what the heck I was doing with dial up.


To steal this thread more.
My son got me to upgrade my FF to 4.0. Now when I type a word into the address bar it won't automatically take me to the site.
It sends me to the Google.
How do I fix this?
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my guess is that if you just got FF 4, there's no "history" built up yet. The quick URL list usually shows up as a drop down in the address field, but only after the browser knows the sites you've already been to. Isn't related to bookmarks or favorites.

But I still use 3.6. Beware of folks who "improve" your computer and then disappear.

T.
 
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