Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Quote Originally Posted by The_Lurker View Post


I don't have any of my personal information on any social media platform, and nobody warned me.
Do you want a medal?

I don't understand what point you're making here.

If you want me to acknowledge that you're more privacy-conscious than the average American, congratulations. So am I.

But the fact is that there was plenty of deception involved with people who DID put information on Facebook, and that's a big problem.

Furthermore, you need to understand what is meant by "personal information".

It isn't just the basic stuff like name, address, e-mail, phone number, workplace, etc.

Any detail about you on your Facebook profile could be considered personal information, as it tells a story about you.

For example, a look at my profile, without seeing a single post of mine, would clearly indicate that I'm a Jewish poker player whose politics are right of center, that I like 1970s/1980s music and TV, that I'm a Dodgers fan, that I hate SJWs, and various other little views into things I like and dislike.

I don't give a shit if this type of info is scraped because I'm public about that stuff anyway, but if I were less information savvy and more gullible, even that stuff could be used to manipulate me with fake news and other targeted bullshit.

I was already somewhat turned off by Facebook 9 years ago when it was already telling me (accurately) who on their system I knew in real life, before I did more than fill out my name.

This is exactly like a girl being mad that a nude picture she sent someone she was dating ended up on a porn site. she has only her self to blame.

If you don't want your shit all over the internet, then don't put your shit on the internet.