Facebook Question

[Ms Thrifty]

I too had no idea Facebook was so complicated or vulnerable to such scams, which sound like the sort of thing I've read about happening on E-Bay. As for the suggested friends, no, it can't be on the basis of existing ones as I neither made nor received any requests - so far as I know, no-one I know knows I'm there, if that makes sense?

[funthing29]

I think when you register with facebook, you give them permission to access your contacts from your email account which is why it is able to suggest friends.

[Ms Thrifty]

I can believe that, but honestly, none of these people are contacts of mine outside work nor privy to my e-mail address. Mystery!

[anakin]

I think when you register with facebook, you give them permission to access your contacts from your email account which is why it is able to suggest friends.

I politely declined. And still ignore the prompt, but since I have a smart phone, I think it's done it anyway

[Ms Thrifty]

Some websites are very annoying in that way: you think you've done what you need to, then they keep nudging you to add this, that and the other.

[weliveandbreathewords]

Can I have you as a friend? :')

[weirdfilms33]

I have a facebook account but I try my hardest to avoid it. I mostly use it for advertising my blog/videos. It's pretty easy to lose track of what you're connected to though..

[baty]

I have a fb account for work and a false one for comps & vouchers, not that I've won anything but the vouchers are useful.
The false one has its own email address without any contacts or personal emails in it.

I also use mailinator.com for vouchers that require an email address. It was useful for 'sign up' offers like a free drink or meal offers that print your name on them.

[cliveas]

I think it is stupid when a comp posts:

The winner is Mr X and please email johndoe@wherever.com to claim your prize.

That happens on twitter as well which seems silly as it is an invitation for people to fraudulently claim a prize.

Well when I won tickets for Deep Purple at the O2 the company posted:

The winner is 'my name' and your tickets will be waiting for you at the box office!!!!

[baty]

that's just plain stupid. Don't they have any internet savy?