On 3/24/2015 1:06 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-03-24 6:22 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>> There are a number of organizations these days who, as part of
>>> the hiring process, want access to your FaceBook account.
>>
>> They should get a load at people's Usenet posts except that most
>> posters are probably too old to be looking for a job.
>
>
> Not to mention that few of them are using their real names. I don't know
> how you get away with yours. I know a number of people using false
> names in FB, but there was a recent new article about some young lady
> who was upset that FB would not let her use her real name... Isis.

I sure hope some posters are not using their real names here because
they'd pretty much have zero chances of being employable after some of
their nutty rants and continual bullying of others.

You could use a fake ID on Facebook but all the people on my small
friends list are using their real name - including me. Looks like the
FBI has my picture and name on file. Oh boy - famous at last! :-)

>>
>> As far as Facebook goes, it's an invaluable tool for building a
>> database for facial recognition systems. It's millions of photos of
>> people with names attached to the faces. Law enforcement agencies are
>> very happy with this. Facebook is also a boon for nosy people wanting
>> to get the dirt on other people.
>>
>> Generally speaking we'll lose our ability to hide ourselves and
>> that's going to change the way we bring people to justice, good or
>> bad, forever.
>>
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