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20th August 2010, 15:34 | #1 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| Howto Disable Facebook Places "Facebook Places" is a new Facebook feature with Foursquare check-in-like functionality, but by default it lets other people tag you as being at a location without requiring your consent even if you're not there. This could lead to friends tagging you as being inside a peepshow, or an ex-girlfriend tagging you as being with another girl so your new girlfriend gets pissed off. The sitcom storyline possibilities are endless! Here's how to turn it off: 1. Go to privacy settingshttp://consumerist.com/2010/08/faceb...at-places.html
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21st August 2010, 11:45 | #2 |
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| hates facebook for enabling this things by default ... They do absolutely everything to get all your personal information |
21st August 2010, 12:04 | #3 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| if they leave it disabled by default, nobody will use it, so I "can" understand this default choice; but the least they can do is add a nice attention bar when you log in saying a new feature was added, what is does, and how to disable it if you don't want/need it
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21st August 2010, 13:12 | #4 |
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| That would indeed be the best alternative and afaik it's what most larger websites do so I don't understand why Facebook can't |
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