Your Comments on Facebook are NOT PRIVATE!

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Your Comments on Facebook are NOT PRIVATE!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

BY BILL CLEARY

For those who make comments on Facebook and think that what they wrote is private well I would suggest you read their Terms. And keep in mind that what you write is there for ever even after you remove it. Just do a Google search. Incidentally, Facebook states they have 100 million visitors a day; simply put that many people can access your thoughts.

Specifically I draw your attention to # 4 When you publish content or information using the "everyone" setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of Facebook, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture).

I have had three firemen contact me who posted their remarks on Facebook following the December 15 fire and asked that I remove their names and their comments from my article. Those comments were meant to be private they said. I will respect their wishes an remove their names and at the same time I will remove the names of those that remain. I believe these individuals and others are that naive, that they thought the only people who would read their remarks are their friends. Even though one guy list "400 friends" and another over "800". However, the comments I am leaving as I believe they show CNB readers just how passionate and upset these individuals feel about losing their jobs. And that there is more going on in the City Fire Department then we know about.

~Bill Cleary

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