# Ok, Facebook is starting to bother/worry me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398 "2010-05-14T05:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/21 "2010-05-15T03:25:36Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I got that too. What bothered me was that the links were for TV shows, movies, and music that I like, but which I’ve never once mentioned on Facebook, in my profile or anywhere else. How does Facebook know that I like Dwight Yoakam, Shane, Mad Men, The Wire, Supernatural, Dexter, and The Searchers? Are you sure? The ones I got were all from my profile; music, TV, and movies that I’d listed. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/22 "2010-05-15T03:52:05Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > FB has been pissing me off lately too. > > The other day I got a pop up that said: “Select which of these links you want linked to your profile.” In the box it had a list of about 20 different websites. MY only options were to select them all or select individually. > > Note that there was not an option for: DON’T LINK ANY OF THEM TO MY FREAKING PROFILE!!. > > So anyway, I chose “Select individually” didn’t chose any of them, scrolled down to the bottom of the page and hit save changes. Then I get another pop up screen that says “You didn’t select any of the links. Please make your selection then hit submit.” > > Talk about annoying!! :mad: And by doing this I somehow erased all my interests. Neato. Y’know Facebook, if I wanted to join a group about every movie, tv show, author or toilet cleaning product I like, I’d frigging join it myself. Really, don’t need to be handcuffed into it. Now I’m on the ‘friends only’ share plan, application blockers, and whatever else I can do to limit updates from others to new pictures of the niecephews. **Crowbar** , thanks for the Diaspora info. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/23 "2010-05-15T03:58:35Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I don’t know how much of my information is viewable to everyone now. Account -\> Privacy Settings -\> Profile Information and Posts -\> “Preview my Profile…” Shows you how your profile looks to the outside world. You can also enter in a friend’s name there to see how they see your profile (if you’ve chosen selective blocking or anything like that). ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/24 "2010-05-15T04:03:53Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Are you sure? The ones I got were all from my profile; music, TV, and movies that I’d listed. Duh me. Yeah, that’s where it was. It was so long ago, I’d forgotten that I did that. Never mind! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/25 "2010-05-15T04:28:52Z")
It seems to me that if you managed a web site and actually cared about your user’s privacy, you would have all privacy settings on one page with easy directions on how to configure the settings. The sleight of hand approach used by FB indicates their intent is not honest nor really interested in your privacy. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/26 "2010-05-15T05:01:01Z")
Nothing is really private on Facebook. It’s fine as a tool for keeping in touch with people but keep that in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398/27 "2010-05-15T05:50:38Z")
> [@Annie](#): > > Y’know Facebook, if I wanted to join a group about every movie, tv show, author or toilet cleaning product I like, I’d frigging join it myself. Really, don’t need to be handcuffed into it. This. I used to work at Subway. If you think, for one second, that I want to be “linked” to a Subway page, you’re nuts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-facebook-is-starting-to-bother-worry-me/539398.md?page=1)