Posts Tagged ‘social networking’

Tryin to ruin my name Threw me under the bus Riding all over the town Spreading rumors around Threw me under the bus From Under the Bus by Lolene In my previous post I explained why I left Facebook. Doing so freed up enough time to actually do another bl0g entry so it’s only apropos [...]

Speak my friend, you look surprised I thought you knew I’d come disguised On angel wings, dressed in white From Descent of the Archangel by Kamelot Last week I finally had enough. The cumulative effect of every sleazy privacy invading stunt that Mssrs. Zuckerberg et al have pulled was definitely part of the motivation. Also [...]

Give me my freedom, for as long as I be All I ask of livin’ is to have no chains on me All I ask I of livin’ is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin’ is to go naturally I only wanna go naturally From And When I Die by [...]

It’s good to know you’re thought of, it’s good someone should care It’s good to know you’re trusted but not to know they’re there Too late to shut your curtains they’ve caught you unaware They’re not at your window man, they’re sitting in your chair From Privacy Invasion by Exploited I have attempted on numerous [...]

I believe I can see the future Cause I repeat the same routine I think I used to have a purpose But then again That might have been a dream From Every Day Is Exactly The Same by Nine Inch Nails In case you were feeling safer, more secure and comfortable these days with social [...]

You keep on stalking me Invading my privacy Won’t you just let me be? From Privacy by Michael Jackson So now that everyone and their mother are on FaceBook it’s just swell how social we are. Keeping track of family and friends has never been easier. And how about those cute games? And that nice [...]

I must have been out cold But the way the story’s told They found me lying naked in the rain From Bible Black by Heaven and Hell Any number of times in the past I’ve warned about the inherent lack of privacy with social networking in posts like this, this, this and even this. But this week [...]

don’t say a word or we’ll surely expose that it’s you who are wicked and vile anything you say will be used against you and now it is you here on trial from Don’t Say a Word by Cici Porter For a long time now I’ve tried to get folks to realize that there is [...]

Recently I did an article for a seniors newsletter about phishing. Specifically the perennial “limited time to add your cell phone to the national do not call list before bad stuff happens” scam. While this particular instance is more hoax than phishing since the number to call was, in fact, the real number for the [...]

Everybody knows that social networking sites are notorious for their ill-advised exhibitionism. Folks who are reasonably demure and respectable in person get their freak on when it comes to FaceBook or MySpace. Yep, insert an internet connection between them and the world and the gloves come off. Or rather only the gloves stay on. I’ve [...]