Facebook messenger, leaking your location like a sieve

IRJ

@thecreativeone91 said:

@IRJ said:

@thecreativeone91 said:

Every webservice that you aren't paying for is mining data.

Yes, but Facebook is one of the most desirable mining databases

I'm not sure, I think google might have more data. The have many peoples emails (shopping, spending, leisure habits). Search history, and Video watched history.

I said "one of the most desirable."

nadnerB

I don't usually live update FB and with my GPS off, it's fairly useless to me.
Most of my updates are retrospective.

Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc but friends of friends can message me... I think that's what I've set. It's not uber secure but I think it's enough to keep things visible to only to the selected group.

scottalanmiller

I was doing a lot of offline posting this past weekend and confusing a lot of people who apparently thought that FB only worked while live and online.

JaredBusch

@nadnerB said:

Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc

Regarding pictures, this is not true. Those settings only reflect security WITHIN facebook.

Go to FB, get the URL of a image you posted. Link it here. I can guarantee I will be able to see it and I am not even logged IN to facebook.

A Former User

@JaredBusch said:

@nadnerB said:

Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc

Regarding pictures, this is not true. Those settings only reflect security WITHIN facebook.

Go to FB, get the URL of a image you posted. Link it here. I can guarantee I will be able to see it and I am not even logged IN to facebook.

Yep there is no security on the actual files.

Dashrender

Wow... really.. that's just sad!

JaredBusch

This image was posted with friend only permissions.

fb sucks

dafyre

And we all sees it!

nadnerB

@JaredBusch said:

@nadnerB said:

Also, only friended people can see my updates, pictures etc

Regarding pictures, this is not true. Those settings only reflect security WITHIN facebook.

Go to FB, get the URL of a image you posted. Link it here. I can guarantee I will be able to see it and I am not even logged IN to facebook.

Yeah, sorry I did mean from within.
The url to each item is still exposed to the outside world. Security via obscurity is not security at all.

nadnerB

If it's connected to the Internet, then it's not secure.