Die, Facebook, Die

Die, Facebook, Die

gawker.com

More and more people are hating Facebook in increasingly effective ways, and for increasingly better reasons. Good times. Too bad it will probably do nothing to keep Facebook from transforming the internet into an unbearably bland prison-mall.

Just take the frenzy around the latest "Anti-Facebook," the Tampa-based startup Unthink, which announced a public beta today. Like the earlier anti-Facebook, Diaspora, which earned a New York Times profile last year after raising $100,000 on Kickstarter,

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The article goes on to say:

Unthink is capitalizing on the well-founded fact that trusting Facebook with your privacy is as smart as trusting a hungry dog to guard a delicious Philly cheesesteak. Unthink's founder says she was inspired after being creeped out by Facebook's ever-changing terms-of-service. Thanks to $2.5 million in venture funding, Unthink has built a splashy website, on which it promises unparalleled privacy, a "social revolution" and "emancipation."

Unfortunately, Unthink's "social revolution" is suspiciously focused on the advertising side of things. Instead of using your personal information to target advertising like Facebook does, Unthink forces you to select a brand yourself to "sponsor" your profile. (Or pay $2/year to keep your profile advertisement-free.) I suppose this is less creepy, but it also smacks of a social media marketing experts' craven obsession with "brand engagement".

So i just went to have a look at Unthink.com but you cant get on it. It says :

UNTHINK is over capacity. Please try again later.

I deleted my face book account earlier this year and to be honest i haven't looked back since. Im certainly not in a rush to go an sign up for any clone just yet no matter what their policies are.

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reply to post by PhoenixOD

If people don't like Facebook, then don't Sign up for an account.
I personally don't like a lot of websites. I simply avoid them.
It's as easy as pie. MMM.....Pie.

I still use facebook, though I use it against itself, as a method of spreading "truth" since the media seems unable to do so. Should the day arise that I can no longer use this tool in the manner I wish, I will quickly end my account and be free of that digital purgatory.

I'll never delete Facebook.

Not because I like people to read my witty status's, look at pictures of my friends or finding out someone's birthday..
Yet because it simply allows me to see which local bands are playing where, where/when open mics are on and other musical events.

I SUPPOSE I could walk down the strip on every billboard and telephone pole for posters but....

reply to post by GmoS719


I wish people would stop saying things like this.

"If you don't like Hitler, just don't go to Germany!"
"If you don't like rabies, just don't go near dogs with rabies!"
"If you don't like arsenic in your food, don't eat food with arsenic in it!"

Originally posted by cetaphobic
reply to post by GmoS719

 

I wish people would stop saying things like this.

"If you don't like Hitler, just don't go to Germany!"
"If you don't like rabies, just don't go near dogs with rabies!"
"If you don't like arsenic in your food, don't eat food with arsenic in it!"

I don't think ANYONE likes these things.
If they do, then tell them to "just stop".

I'm not on facebook and have no desire to be. I know there are alot of cool things about it like sharing family pictures and stuff, but on the other hand I have no desire keep everyone updated on what I'm doing every single minute of the day. It seems like facebook is taking advantage of it's users and violating their privacy more and more all of the time. The sad thing is that the government doesn't even have to violate people's privacy. They are gladly giving it up on facebook!

reply to post by cetaphobic




nevermind... my mistake..

Originally posted by GmoS719

Originally posted by cetaphobic
reply to post by GmoS719

 

I wish people would stop saying things like this.

"If you don't like Hitler, just don't go to Germany!"
"If you don't like rabies, just don't go near dogs with rabies!"
"If you don't like arsenic in your food, don't eat food with arsenic in it!"

I don't think ANYONE likes these things.
If they do, then tell them to "just stop".

I extremely dislike Facebook, but unfortunately that's where most of my friends are. It's also my best way to keep in contact with women since in this part of the world, people would rather talk through electronics than in person.

Is there an "approved" method for obliterating a FB account?

I haven't been using it much for all the above reasons, but I guess I'm ready to 'cast my vote' by giving it a well-deserved good-riddance kiss goodbye.

reply to post by GmoS719


Its not as easy as just not joining in the first place now. Facebook has been compliling "shadow profiles"

"As noted previously, Max Schrems of Europe Versus Facebook has filed numerous complaints about Facebook's data collection practices. One complaint that has failed to draw much scrutiny regards Facebook's creation of Shadow Profiles. 'This is done by different functions that encourage users to hand personal data of other users and non-users to Facebook... (e.g. synchronizing mobile phones, importing personal data from e-mail providers, importing personal information from instant messaging services, sending invitations to friends or saving search queries when users search for other people on facebook.com). This means that even if you don't use it, you may already have a profile on Facebook.'"

reply to post by Misterlondon


Do you always have a hard time understanding the point of the things you read? Or is this a temporary issue with your reading comprehension?

Originally posted by CALGARIAN
I'll never delete Facebook.

Not because I like people to read my witty status's, look at pictures of my friends or finding out someone's birthday..
Yet because it simply allows me to see which local bands are playing where, where/when open mics are on and other musical events.

I SUPPOSE I could walk down the strip on every billboard and telephone pole for posters but....

I was gonna say the same thing.

I get more amusement/entertainment from "liking" pages of bands/celebrities than looking at my actual friends.

There is no harm in Facebook. If you don't want your information sold then don't post it anywhere on the web. Literally, don't post it anywhere if you don't want it sold.

Originally posted by The GUT
Is there an "approved" method for obliterating a FB account?

I haven't been using it much for all the above reasons, but I guess I'm ready to 'cast my vote' by giving it a well-deserved good-riddance kiss goodbye.

You can only deactivate your account. Not delete it.
I THINK.

reply to post by dplum517


You do realize Facebook uses their browser cookies to track where you go online, even after you leave their site? Meaning they know every. Single. Porn website you have looked at recently.

I'm sure a lot of people didn't know whether or not they liked Facebook until they tried it, and by then it was too late. I assume a person ends up giving away a lot of personal information unaware of how it will be used before they even get a glimpse of what it is all about.

reply to post by The GUT


You could try :

1 - Change all your details. Name, DOB etc

2 - Manually remove every comment and post you have ever made one at a time. Each post/comment you have made can start a 'thread' so start deleting from the last entry on each thread upwards until you have deleted all replies before deleting the original post

3 - Do the same for private messages.

4 - Do the same for Videos and images.

5 - Remove all videos and images along with any folders you created for them.

When theres nothing left to delete :

6 - Download all the details that facebook still has on you in a single Zip file (there is an option for this). You will probably find a whole bunch of posts and comments by you that still remain on some of your contacts / friends pages.

7 - Try and get all your contacts to delete any comments / posts relating to you that still remain using the "last entry upwards" method described in step 2.

8 - Delete all contacts.

9 - Request that Facebook permanently delete your account. The option to permanently delete your account isnt easy to find but it is there. This takes several weeks to come into effect and you will be given a date when the account is scheduled for deletion. Do NOT log into the account after you have done this or it will cancel the deletion request.

But to be honest they probably still keep a record of you hidden on their servers.

Originally posted by cetaphobic
I wish people would stop saying things like this.

"If you don't like Hitler, just don't go to Germany!"
"If you don't like rabies, just don't go near dogs with rabies!"
"If you don't like arsenic in your food, don't eat food with arsenic in it!"

Why. It is the only real power that you have. Vote with your feet or vote with your pocketbook. Facebook is a commercial venture. If enough people leave it, it will start to lose money and have to either change to satisfy their customers or go out of business. Just look at Netflix these days.

Originally posted by cetaphobic
reply to post by Misterlondon

 

Do you always have a hard time understanding the point of the things you read? Or is this a temporary issue with your reading comprehension?

sorry mate.. i only realised after the comment posted and immediately changed it (before you replied).. my mistake, i do apologise..