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Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by ANOK
If the mail looks genuine and redirects you to their real site, then I guess they have somehow farmed and collated your details possibly via other services such as Google, Youtube, etc. This is one reason I don't like nor have accounts on such sites. You can delete your FB page, it's quite easy but they will retain your data but make it invisible for FB users. It will be like you don't exist.
Originally posted by Cassey222
IPs and MAC address have only one name, no matter what you call them. I don't know for a fact that FB does this but I do know Google+ does. You, your name, whatever it may be is associated with your MAC id and IP address. To top it off multiple devices can be grouped together as being 'yours'. So your cell phone and smart TV and laptop all tagged to you. At least that is what Google does.
Originally posted by ANOK
I opened an FB account years ago and used my middle name as my surname, didn't use my real surname anywhere including the email addy I gave them. I don't access the account, haven't for years. I even unsubscribed from getting emails from them.
But now I'm getting email from FB to my email account I don't give out to places like FB, that is my full name. The FB account the email is referring to is one also using my full real name, with surname, which I never opened.
Could this be a scam? The emails look genuine. The last one was for someone who wants to be my 'friend' (lol).
I have no idea who that person is. The 'go to FB link' is genuine also (right click/Copy link location to check). Did FB find out my surname and email addy and change my account? Anyone else have this happen? I don't think it's some big conspiracy lol, just curious.
(I am trying to avoid accessing the FB account lol, I have no idea if my old one is still active)
Originally posted by SwissMarked
The "friend requests" that come from someone you do or don't know to an email account that you didn't use to sign up for facebook is nothing new... it's generally from someone's email account getting hacked that had you in their contact list...
If you click the link (or check the link) it will look legit but take notice to all the redirects before it actually loads the page...
"The facebook" is the worst thing that's ever been unleashed on society...
Originally posted by rwfresh
They know everything about you by association.. Someone else probably mentioned that fb and countless apps will access your address book (cell phone, outlook.. whatever) to "help" you add friends and further data mine and confirm who you are even before you have an account.
Fb's database of peopl who aren't even users on their hellish system must be absolutely massive and frighteningly complete.
4. Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by ANOK
FB T&C's...
4. Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
FB T&C's
Sorry, they only like you to use a real name. If they discover it is false, they will probably delete the account. But they say they do respect your privacy (while selling your data to the highest bidder)...
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by ANOK
FB T&C's...
4. Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
FB T&C's
Sorry, they only like you to use a real name. If they discover it is false, they will probably delete the account. But they say they do respect your privacy (while selling your data to the highest bidder)...edit on 29/2/12 by LightSpeedDriver because: Typoedit on 29/2/12 by LightSpeedDriver because: Added source
Originally posted by ANOK
Originally posted by SwissMarked
The "friend requests" that come from someone you do or don't know to an email account that you didn't use to sign up for facebook is nothing new... it's generally from someone's email account getting hacked that had you in their contact list...
If you click the link (or check the link) it will look legit but take notice to all the redirects before it actually loads the page...
"The facebook" is the worst thing that's ever been unleashed on society...
That's a good point, didn't think about that.
I know for a fact at least two people who email me have their emails hacked, because I always get a slew of spam from places that I wouldn't go to (women's stuff, they're both wimins lol I'm so popular), when they email me. If I see a bunch of spam I know there's an email from one of them. So I wouldn't be surprised if my accounts are also doing the same thing. Is there a way to check?
Originally posted by SwissMarked
Originally posted by ANOK
Originally posted by SwissMarked
The "friend requests" that come from someone you do or don't know to an email account that you didn't use to sign up for facebook is nothing new... it's generally from someone's email account getting hacked that had you in their contact list...
If you click the link (or check the link) it will look legit but take notice to all the redirects before it actually loads the page...
"The facebook" is the worst thing that's ever been unleashed on society...
That's a good point, didn't think about that.
I know for a fact at least two people who email me have their emails hacked, because I always get a slew of spam from places that I wouldn't go to (women's stuff, they're both wimins lol I'm so popular), when they email me. If I see a bunch of spam I know there's an email from one of them. So I wouldn't be surprised if my accounts are also doing the same thing. Is there a way to check?
At this point the best way to avoid being exploited is to not use the internet...
Between the hacks, spoofs, redirects, etc anyway you slice it you're accounts aren't secure ever... I was told years ago when doing work for government contractors that the only email they wanted us to use was Yahoo because it was the least vulnerable... and then people started falling for the false logins and giving up their passwords... emails that were sent out to their entire contact list wouldn't even show up in their "sent" folder although their email address would show as though they sent it...
Facebook was founded by a hacker and thief who now has full government backing... so to expect any kind of honesty out of that site about anything is like expecting the government to use lube when they bend you over... sure it'd be nice... but it ain't gonna happen...
Originally posted by SwissMarked
"The facebook" is the worst thing that's ever been unleashed on society...
Originally posted by rwfresh
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by ANOK
FB T&C's...
4. Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
FB T&C's
Sorry, they only like you to use a real name. If they discover it is false, they will probably delete the account. But they say they do respect your privacy (while selling your data to the highest bidder)...edit on 29/2/12 by LightSpeedDriver because: Typoedit on 29/2/12 by LightSpeedDriver because: Added source
I tested this idea by changing my name twice in the last 2 months. My current name is "Fartbag fbisagiantturd Vanderpuff".. seriously. And guess what. it doesn't matter because they want to also collect aliases. They don't delete anything. Nothing. That is key to understanding the reach and power FB and google have. They are capturing EVERYTHING and deleting NOTHING. It is impossible to delete anything from FB. What they do is mark it deleted. I am not kidding. this is not conspiracy. The bulk of FB and Google's tech goes into capturing and storage of every possible detail and interaction. Ridiculous and seemingly pointless data. Capture and store all of it because it may be useful later.
Change your name.. you will have no problem because when you change it, they store the change. What it was and what you changed it to. When and from where. I'm not kidding. This is not conspiracy.
Originally posted by MikhailBakunin
Originally posted by rwfresh
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by ANOK
FB T&C's...
4. Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
1. You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
FB T&C's
Sorry, they only like you to use a real name. If they discover it is false, they will probably delete the account. But they say they do respect your privacy (while selling your data to the highest bidder)...edit on 29/2/12 by LightSpeedDriver because: Typoedit on 29/2/12 by LightSpeedDriver because: Added source
I tested this idea by changing my name twice in the last 2 months. My current name is "Fartbag fbisagiantturd Vanderpuff".. seriously. And guess what. it doesn't matter because they want to also collect aliases. They don't delete anything. Nothing. That is key to understanding the reach and power FB and google have. They are capturing EVERYTHING and deleting NOTHING. It is impossible to delete anything from FB. What they do is mark it deleted. I am not kidding. this is not conspiracy. The bulk of FB and Google's tech goes into capturing and storage of every possible detail and interaction. Ridiculous and seemingly pointless data. Capture and store all of it because it may be useful later.
Change your name.. you will have no problem because when you change it, they store the change. What it was and what you changed it to. When and from where. I'm not kidding. This is not conspiracy.
What do they do when they find out... people create who they want to be online... nothing's real...down to pictures of themselves.... okay there are the goody two-shoes who want people to find the "real me" who join networking sites for friends and stuff but majority of people on social networking sites are there to recreate themselves and gain popularity/comfort they missed out of in high school or in real life PERIOD.
The internet is one big playground.... and not meant to be taken seriously... once it is ... you'll fall prey to someone's joke and entertainment.
Whoever's buying this information... some government or marketing company... whoever's got all this money to buy a buncha shenanigans... okay... they already have a whole lot of money, right? They probably put a product out to society and the masses... so they want to get our information to find out that we like or dislike their product? And the way people click like on stuff.... doesn't necessarily mean they like it enough to put hard earned money into it.
If anything, Mark Zuckerberg is making it out like all this information he gets on facebook is worth something so he can make more money.... but if you're in the thick of it and see the majority of the stuff people like and chat about... it's moreso one huge fap-off machine then anything in the vicinity of reality.