Facebook alert

[karadinart]

As of Jan 1,2011, NEW PRIVACY setting called "Instant Personalization" shares data with non-Facebook websites and is automatically set to "Enable."

Go to Account Privacy Settings
Applications and Websites
Instant Personalization
Edit Settings
and un-check "Enable"

I found three aps accessing my journal there and I never signed up for them!

BTW if your friends don't do this, they will be sharing information about you. COPY & REPOST!

Comments

[kita-malice.livejournal.com]

I know this is BAD, but I can't help feeling a little spark of glee that I never had a facebook and will continue to refuse getting one no matter the pleas of my friends.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Yep, I suppose if you don't support you should opt out, I hardly use mine no real name or info or anything.

[suddenlyflying.livejournal.com]

Jesus Christ. Time to disable the good ol' facebook account, I think. I haven't even visited in months, and it seems every time I read about it, some new privacy-invading option is added. ARGH.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Yup, I have one but barely use it, and it doesn't have my real name or any of my info.

[ashura-oh.livejournal.com]

I know why I never made an account there.

[ashura-oh.livejournal.com]

Is it okay if I link this post in my journal?

[karadin.livejournal.com]

you can copy and post if you want, link not neccessary!

[eclatc4t.livejournal.com]

thanks -- done and done.

so depressing -- first Goldman Sachs makes FB its sock puppet, then Obama appoints Daley Chief of Staff. i wish i drank.

but, i do use FB to stay in touch with far-flung friends and relatives. i do not use my real name, and keep info to a minimum. i treat it like a very public space, a directory. nothing much gets posted there.

thx for the alert

[stellareclipses.livejournal.com]

OTL What next?

Thanks for sharing. <3

[stellareclipses.livejournal.com]

Wait, is this LJ privacy settings or FB? (I don't have FB, thank god.)

[karadin.livejournal.com]

facebook!

[stellareclipses.livejournal.com]

Whew, thanks. :)

[hideincarnate.livejournal.com]

I just checked my Facebook and it wasn't enabled but thanks for letting us all know!

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

Bastards!

It's not active in the UK yet, but I can see it.

[misswinterhill.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Karadin; it was enabled on mine, and I thought mine was locked down tighter than Fort Knox!

[mrnihil.livejournal.com]

wonderful

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Weirdly I this never got automatically enabled for me so I lucked out. I'm only there for the games. XD

[goodbyemyfancy.livejournal.com]

Not currently available in Canada, but I am glad I checked! They tend to roll in out in the USA a few months before others countries due to the variety of international privacy laws - or so explained my lawyer friend to me :) But it makes me glad that I have my FB locked down as tight as it can go in Canada, and never use it anyway!