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by introspectif 5244 days ago
I'm on the hatin' side actually. Locked down privacy to the max, only to find it all re-opened again when FB changed their privacy options. That happened 3 times.

Those shenanigans finally stopped, but then I'd be browsing the web and find comments like 'Your friend x likes this page.' It's creepy that to see that on a site I've never visited before when I have my FB locked down completely. I understand the technology, but the instinctive reaction is still 'How the hell do you know who my friends are, random website?'

I haven't noticed that lately (desensitized to it?), but I just noticed on a friend's public-facing FB page (I logged out to verify that it was totally public) that it said she was in Country Y, city Z on date D, with ME. There was my full name and my location in the world posted to the world, despite locking down EVERY SINGLE privacy setting available and allowing NO third party applications, etc. Even my friends cannot see or post to my 'wall.' This is all very disturbing, so yes, I'm still hatin', despite recognizing the cool benefits of a single centralized place to stay in touch.

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>it said she was in Country Y, city Z on date D, with ME

This has nothing to do with whether or not you have a Facebook account, but rather is based on the behavior of your friends.