Why Does FaceBook Want My DOB/Image?

[refractordude]

Hello There


Was looking at FaceBook Market Place for a ST80. I was asked to give FaceBook my DOB and image in order to join. I refused because it is to personal. I blocked FaceBook from sending me anymore emails. Thanks to you all.

[Nikolas (Nik)]

You can give an DOB you want. According to facebook I'm 125 years old. You can provide any image as well. my image in FB is one of my astro images

[EpickCrom (Joe)]

Originally Posted by Nikolas

You can give an DOB you want. According to facebook I'm 125 years old. You can provide any image as well. my image in FB is one of my astro images

Nice

[leon]

That is why I would never consider using any social media, except of coarse IIS

Leon

[refractordude]

Hello Nik


That is exactly what I did. Clear skies.

[By.Jove (Jove)]

Don't use FB - its not the place to find gear worth buying, nor is it much good for selling gear either.

[Nikolas (Nik)]

Originally Posted by By.Jove

Don't use FB - its not the place to find gear worth buying, nor is it much good for selling gear either.

I've bought a few items on FB I don't use the marketplace but rather the dedicated astronomy buy/sell. Just be careful

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by leon

That is why I would never consider using any social media, except of coarse IIS

Leon

You do realise, Leon, that IIS has both your photo and DOB?
😂

[leon]

Yea I do Andrew, but you are good people.

Leon

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by leon

Yea I do Andrew, but you are good people.

Leon

I donno, I have my doubts about h0ughy…

[N1 (Mirko)]

Originally Posted by RB

You do realise, Leon, that IIS has both your photo and DOB?
😂

I didn't know IIS looked after members' telescopes

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by N1

I didn't know IIS looked after members' telescopes

Yes we do!!!
We offer Cloud Storage.

[sharkbite]

Originally Posted by leon

Yea I do Andrew, but you are good people.

Leon

When the internet kicked off I told my kids....don't put anything up there you don't want the whole world to know....forever...

I know 'we' are good people.... (I hope so anyway)

But I'm astonished at the personal info people put up that could be used to steal identity....

Sorry to be a dibby downer on this lighthearted thread.

[AussieTrooper (Ben)]

Yeah, don't do that.
Facebook fooled a lot of people into handing over their personal information. Then once there was a large enough number of people on it, they sold that information to whomever would pay for it.
In Australia you have zero recourse for this. In the US and some EU countries you can get it deleted, but not here.
I haven't signed up for any further social media, and put false information onto the ones that I do have. Possibly shutting the gate after the horse has bolted though.