-- ElviraKras - 15 Feb 2013

Hi Elvira,

your link is not working. here is a functional link.

I have no knowledge about points #1 or #2, but for my part on point 3, I've never really felt safe on Facebook. They are so upfront about not respecting your privacy it is startling. I have changed my privacy settings more times than I can count, and it seems like every time I check, they have changed the way things are categorized and what I have the ability to control.

As far as safety, I feel like if were to change one thing it would be to get a private email server instead of getting off Facebook. While Facebook does have a significant amount of information, I think someone could do much more damage to my life by sifting through my emails (bank accounts, everything I have backed up, etc.) than through my very minimal Facebook activity.

-- SamuelDostart - 16 Feb 2013

Thanks for fixing that! What about the point that Professor Moglen makes that isn't really just "our" safety that we need to be concerned about, but more the informing that we are doing on others?

-- ElviraKras - 28 Feb 2013

That, I absolutely agree with. I've been reading more on data-mining, websites tracking you, etc, recently. I think the impact of informing on others is big, but I think people do much more damage informing on themselves.This CNN article does a good job of explaining how the internet has become a surveillance state. In short, I think we do A LOT more damage to ourselves than we know. I've also found an article, that I don't know if its credible or not, that says there are websites out there that permit anyone to look up anyone elses' Google searches.

-- SamuelDostart - 18 Mar 2013

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