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bathroommonkey76

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20. Why are there 50 profile privacy options on FB?
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 05:36 PM
Feb 2012

I know that I am exaggerating a bit, but FB tends to not explain their actions for the average user to understand. They have been doing this type of thing for a long time.

They don't need your id #s. FB already knows who you are. With all of the information they collect on their users it's conceivable that your face is in some database somewhere. I do not trust these clowns for their sly data gathering techniques and neither should YOU!

which Government issued IDs? Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #1
Screenshot taken from Techcrunch bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #2
Wow. and NO WAY! Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #6
When FB changed its privacy policy for the 8237429847th time Denver Donkeys Feb 2012 #14
But you can't really quit Facebook nxylas Feb 2012 #15
true Denver Donkeys Feb 2012 #16
Yep. Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #25
That's why christx30 Feb 2012 #53
Oh, that was good... Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #54
If you actualy would have read the instructions given it said BLACKOUT SENSITIVE DATA! sce56 Feb 2012 #18
Why are there 50 profile privacy options on FB? bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #20
Because users screamed about not having enough privacy controls. boppers Feb 2012 #37
Blacking out sensitive data invalidates the verification process. Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #28
Social Security cards have no pictures Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #36
You can cross-verify the number as being valid for the name. boppers Feb 2012 #38
No one has to do it. This is for celebrities that want to go by their stage name. Gore1FL Feb 2012 #34
Holy shit! Not in a million years! tpsbmam Feb 2012 #26
HAH!, that'll EvilAL Feb 2012 #3
Creepy, if you ask me. closeupready Feb 2012 #4
wtf are popular users? dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #5
fucked if I know.. nt EvilAL Feb 2012 #8
Tends to happen for "big name" people - politicians, celebrities, stuff like that Posteritatis Feb 2012 #11
people were creating accounts claiming to be Tommy Jordan KurtNYC Feb 2012 #17
Popular users = celebrities and publicly-notable individuals. n/t Chan790 Feb 2012 #22
They may be talking about celebrities FrodosPet Feb 2012 #43
Yes I think you're right on reflection dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #44
Oh, this will work well.... Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #7
KMA FB! LadyHawkAZ Feb 2012 #9
Richardo Asking Facebook To Upload His Foot to Zuckerberg's Balls Richardo Feb 2012 #10
I hope this is not the start of a nasty trend for social sites dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #12
Seems a little like our problems with Citizens' United to me. If YOU claim a right to speech, patrice Feb 2012 #13
The failing $5 bil IPO, the attrition rate, and this KurtNYC Feb 2012 #19
Google+ calls the segregation "circles". boppers Feb 2012 #39
I'll upload all the government IDs I can get, as long as they aren't mine saras Feb 2012 #21
re: Facebook Asking Some Users To Upload Government Issued IDs allan01 Feb 2012 #23
He hasn't taken it... kirby Feb 2012 #33
Seems like a nice way BadgerKid Feb 2012 #24
Zuckerberg better prepare to give me his SS# before I give him mine. TBF Feb 2012 #27
Are you famous? Do you have millions of people trying to impersonate you? boppers Feb 2012 #42
You have no idea who anyone is on a message board TBF Feb 2012 #47
If I need to, I can subpeona a message board and get an IP. boppers Feb 2012 #49
Duh - but you'd have to have a pretty good reason for doing so. TBF Feb 2012 #50
Facebook is doing the same thing as DU. boppers Feb 2012 #51
A wonderful means to halve your identity stolen JJW Feb 2012 #29
NOT. ON. YOUR. FUCKING. LIFE. KatyaR Feb 2012 #30
Yuck. BlueIris Feb 2012 #31
Spam deleted by cyberswede (MIR Team) sdfghytyt Feb 2012 #32
This is a voluntary thing for celebrities Gore1FL Feb 2012 #35
They don't need that info, even from celebrities. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #46
If you are ever a celebrity, don't do it n/t Gore1FL Feb 2012 #48
They are testing a verification service. woo me with science Feb 2012 #52
Deine papiere, swinehund!!! Bad_Ronald Feb 2012 #40
Good idea. applegrove Feb 2012 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author UCmeNdc Feb 2012 #45
Yeah, voluntary - For Now n/t egeorgequi Feb 2012 #55
Sign this newhopeministriescwd Jun 2012 #56
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