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[Helene2013]

I am on a few discussion boards (been on those for ages) and we too noticed it has toned down a lot to the benefit of FB. I don't do FB or other types - no interest as I have enough as it is.

But there sure is a trend towards those. Too bad as it is not the same format and harder to keep it all into one spot. As far as I was told.

The FB I have is a fake one for contests or other places that required FB only. But it does not mention my name and is locked anyway to almost anything. Deuh. haha

[OakLeaf]

it does not mention my name and is locked anyway to almost anything. Deuh. haha

OK, now I'm curious. How do you lock it down and yet allow enough of the scripts to participate in contests? Do you have a browser set aside just for that? Which I kind of do, but I still don't allow FB apps to run, just as a matter of principle.

(I'd be surprised if using a fake name isn't a violation of contest rules if you won, anyhow ...)

[Helene2013]

Sometimes, to access a certain contest, you need to like them on FB. So in order to do that I need a FB account. But the information they require once that is done, is your real stuff. It takes you to another window. It's like if I want to check something out on a radio station, I have to go into their Facebook and it asks me for my FB name.

Same for my city. If I want to do something, I need to be on FB and then I can send them my real information. Hard to explain but easy to do.

As to lock, I simply go into my privacy settings and check marked private, only me, etc...

[ny biker]

I'm just too busy lately. I read things and think of responses but don't have much time to type them, and then time passes and I forget.

[OakLeaf]

simply go into my privacy settings and check marked private, only me, etc...

Ah ... May I suggest using a script blocker? You realize doing it the way you are, doesn't hide your information from FB or from its advertisers, only from other users.

[Helene2013]

I don't know much about FB. But rarely using it. Never received a message to join, etc

Sorry for sounding ignorant, but how do you do a script blocker?

[OakLeaf]

The two I use are NoScript and Ghostery. It's easier to just install them and play with the settings than it is to explain. I'm far from an expert.

It makes the browsing experience ... more interactive, should I say? And these days, it's useful to have a separate browser kept wide open for when you just HAVE to interact with one of those really unsanitary websites, which is getting to be more and more of them lately. The key there is to put it in private browsing mode, enable all the security the particular site permits you, open that window and no others, and quit the browser immediately after you're done.

You could also just install Lightbeam to show you how much you're giving away. Lightbeam doesn't block anything, just illustrates it. Even with my level of security (which I would characterize as moderate, certainly not high), as I said on another forum - every time I look at Lightbeam, it makes me want to throw my computer in a hot shower with bleach and scrub brushes ... which obviously even if I did that, wouldn't clean any of my information off all the OTHER computers that now have it ...

[Helene2013]

Thanks. I'll look it up this weekend.

I know the big www is crazy. It's amazing how much information I can find on someone. Working in HR I regularly have to dig up info and it is sooooo easy. Some people are truly opened books on the net.