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To be honest, there's no reason to portray an authentic lifestyle on Facebook. Because the more accurate or authentic you share on Facebook, the more likely the
by mtw 7y ago
To be honest, there's no reason to portray an authentic lifestyle on Facebook. Because the more accurate or authentic you share on Facebook, the more likely they cut/data mine/analyze it to the point where they (and also everyone else on Facebook) might know about your life than you do - with predictive AI, that's worth a lot of thousands dollars of ad dollars.
I don't have any mental illness but I do a deliberate effort to portray something else on Facebook and Twitter. You can't share anything private. Who knows, border agents, customs or criminals might use it against you in the future.
- b_tterc_p 7y agoWhy wouldn’t you just not use it, if that is your concern?
- t1amat 7y agoI see this argument a lot. For myself anyhow, it's because all of my friends and family use it to share photos and memories, and I am able to stay connected to people who I no longer have the same amount of time to stay connected to as I used to. There are certainly fantastic parts about Facebook and other social networks, but that doesn't mean care should not be applied to how they are used.
- mtw 7y agoIt's because everyone uses it, so it's highly suspicious if you don't use it. Also if you don't use it, it leaves open the door for others to define your digital identity. Someone could open a profile with my first name and last name and share pictures that are meant to debase, defame or something else. At least if I share something, I can push something that I want and define myself what is my digital identity. Plus the other which is being able to be contacted by remote family or other high school contacts etc.
- b_tterc_p 7y agoBut you can just have a profile and not post anything... surely that’s better than posting fake content?
- joncrane 7y agoThe big thing I've heard is vacation photos in real time means unoccupied dwelling, which means ripe for breaking and entering. Sort of like "huge pile of empty high end electronics boxes on curb on trash (recycle) day after holidays" is also a signal. That's just the tip of the iceberg, though.
- johnchristopher 7y ago> Sort of like "huge pile of empty high end electronics boxes on curb on trash (recycle) day after holidays" is also a signal. But what can be done? Spread the disposal over many months? The signal is still there.
- grogenaut 7y agoBreak down the boxes and take them to the recycle place directly. Opsec.
- Gigablah 7y agoSpread it across the neighborhood maybe?
- ozzyman700 7y agoRecycle cardboard into pulp for home printing of your manifesto
- johnchristopher 7y agoManifesto ?
- ozzyman700 7y agoOh if you don't have a manifesto you should start
- johnchristopher 7y ago
- t1amat 7y agoI also deliberately do not share much on Facebook and other social networks because I feel the same way. It was not long ago that it was relatively common for potential employers to request your Facebook password as part of their hiring decision. It seems obvious that the ways in which you use social media can and will be used against you if necessary, whether by employers or law enforcement agencies, and fail to see why anyone wouldn’t be defensive in how they use these services.
- rorykoehler 7y ago>request your Facebook password They what? Where was this happening?
- welly 7y agoI vaguely recall reading about this but it's since been made illegal, in Washington at least. Not sure about the rest of US states though. Pretty sure it's illegal here in the UK. https://www.geekwire.com/2013/illegal-employers-social-media-passwords-washington/ https://www.geekwire.com/2013/illegal-employers-social-media...