[ETC-Discussion] Facebook

[Dave Van Horn]

I don't normally read PC Mag so I read the articles on Facebook security on 
PCMag's website.   While the issues the articles raise are valid, they 
aren't relevant here. They're relevant if you personally are on FB, not if 
your club (or your employer, or a store where you shop, or your friend, or 
your relative, or your ex) is on FB, which they probably are.

The security issues all apply to information that is volunteered to FB. 
There is no way for anyone to use FB to somehow "extract" information that 
wasn't volunteered to it.  So there is no issue if the club doesn't put up 
members' personal information, which Spencer and Louise have already said 
that the club won't do.

Dave
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From: "Tim Coglon" <coglont at verizon.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 6:05 PM
To: "'Dave Van Horn'" <Dave at VanHorn.com>; 
<Discussion-list at evergreentandemclub.org>
Subject: RE: [ETC-Discussion] Facebook

> Dave... Are you implying there is no validity to the recent articles in 
> the
> news and PC magazine?  Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:discussion-list-bounces at evergreentandemclub.org] On Behalf Of Dave
> Van Horn
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 5:15 PM
> To: Discussion-list at evergreentandemclub.org
> Subject: Re: [ETC-Discussion] Facebook
>
> A group "on Facebook" does not put any data about the group's membership 
> on
> Facebook.  Lots of big corporations are on Facebook -- do you think that
> puts their corporate directories on line?  Of course not.  The FBI, CIA 
> and
> NSA are all on Facebook, after all.  The only way there will be any
> connection between you and ETC on Facebook is if you create one by 
> creating
> a Facebook account and "friending" ETC.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tim Coglon" <coglont at verizon.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 1:10 PM
> To: <sneads at gte.net>
> Cc: <Discussion-list at evergreentandemclub.org>
> Subject: [ETC-Discussion] Facebook
>
>> Bob . Can you explain what the current web site means when it says ETC in
>> now on Facebook. In  view of the current articles (See Google news
>> articles
>> from PC World, CBS, Etc) on the prolific  Privacy and Security issues 
>> with
>> Facebook , I have serious concerns with any connection to Facebook. . The
>> previous web page was ( as you are aware) flaunt with spam and problems 
>> of
>> security.  The new Web site looks good except for the fact that if you
>> click
>> on the HOME box it reverts back to the old web site, including all the 
>> old
>> information of that site. A box then appears with a bunch of BS about how
>> bad a server itself is and continues with spam like stuff about I don't
>> know
>> what you want , I don't know you etc. It would appear that some of the 
>> old
>> issues are still present, as well as connected. My concern is we may now
>> be
>> connected to additional security and spam problems through Facebook. We
>> all
>> appreciate the extensive work you have put into this and I hope these
>> things
>> can be resolved. As for now I have no desire to have anything to do with
>> Facebook.   Thanx, Tim
>>
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