What a horrible situation. What did he do? I mean, what happend with the fake profile? Did they know who was behind it? Why did someone would do such a thing?
There should be some rule. when one can be marked on the image only if this person confirms this, otherwise, it might lead to many unpleasant misunderstandings.
Oh that is awful... and underscores how easy it is to destroy (or attempt to destroy) someone's online reputation. I wonder how well corporate human resource departments are prepared for this type of situation, one where they're dealing with fake identities and profiles?
We should not blow things out of proportion. There are indeed many crooks and evil doers online, but their number is still very limited compare to the internet users who are behaving very well online. It is true that the internet has made identity thelf easier and frequent than before, but still there are many good usages of the internet that should not be overshadowed by some "minor" drawbacks.
Not only your photo but people go to the extent of making fake profiles exactly like the actual ones. A co worker recently got in to trouble at work when he posted something inappropriate about other co workers. The culprit denied all charges saying that he was not the one who posted. Sometime later it was found out that someone made a fake profile copying his picture, work info etc and also added his friends. Weird, aint it?
That is the biggest problem with the privacy settings. If you want to select which information goes to what users you have to go through a minefield. I also follow your strategy of being cautious on social media and only sharing content that is public.
I hear a lot of talk about various privacy settings on FB, but everyone seems to be forgetting Kim Davis's first comment:
"The further problem is that, when you're in "off duty" mode, your photo can be taken by someone else -- even a complete stranger -- and end up on Facebook, tagged with your identity. We are constantly in public these days."
You don't have to be on Facebook. You can have zero social media accounts. You can have everything locked down... but you cannot stop those who do, and who make everything public, from including your personal life in theirs.
Everyone sees you on Facebook, regardless if you're on it or not.
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