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The article is appealing. I think it can become better by using several arguments in case privacy does not resonate with a reader (e.g. financially exploiting p
by mohene1 15y ago
The article is appealing. I think it can become better by using several arguments in case privacy does not resonate with a reader (e.g. financially exploiting personal information, building stronger social relations, how other countries use facebook alternatively), and listing viable middle-ground solutions (using aliases on facebook).
Example Solutions
1.Dont use your real name
In Mexico, many people do not use their real names on Facebook partially because names (Jorge, Paula, Arturo, Pancho, Gomez, Ramirez, Rodriguez) are so common and using an alias makes it easier to find people.
2.Dont use your real information
I dont use my real info on facebook. My real friends should know my birthday and where I live.
3.Use privacy settings so strangers can not view your personal life.
I say this because, I quit facebook, then realized how popular it is as a form of communication these days for some demographic groups. I like letters and postcards, but I realize that's my preference
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- spacemanaki 15y agoIf you follow all 3 of those things, it would make it almost impossible for someone you just met to find you on FB. Unless you explain in person what your FB strategy is. Basically if you did all those things, at that point you might as well not use it at all. (I no longer have an account)
- ajdecon 15y agoI follow a similar strategy; but for me, 98% of Facebook usage is keeping in touch with people I've known for years, but are geographically distant. They know my nickname, they know how to find me, and FB does in fact help us keep abreast of each others' lives pretty well. (Photos, life events, amusing anecdotes...) On the very rare occasion I add someone new to Facebook (1/month max) it is not difficult to say "I'm on Facebook as Nickname. My work e-mail address is not connected, use specialized-address." It requires about a minute's out-of-band explanation, but so what? I have no interest in being friended by random strangers.