OK I'll admit it, I have a facebook. And I'm addicted. I love looking at all the profiles in my network. So the other day I was browsing and I came across TWO profiles, both males, who listed PHONE NUMBERS on their profile which was obviously public, or else I wouldn't have been able to see it. One guy gave out his home phone number and the other guy gave out his cell phone number.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE WITH THOSE PHONE NUMBERS? I didn't write them down because I don't mess with strangers, and honestly I can't even remember their names, but my point is EVERYBODY COULD SEE those numbers and had access to them! And I am very sure that in a regional network as large as ours is, there are several people there that are shall we say, not there to make friends!
PEOPLE DON'T POST YOUR PHONE NUMBERS OR ADDRESS ON PUBLIC PROFILES! If you have to exchange them, do it through email!
I wrote a lengthy note on Internet Safety because I was so mad at what I saw. HOW STUPID!!!!
Don't get me wrong, I am definitely not a prude, nor do I advocate everybody being all polite and boring and that we don't speak of interesting things. All I am saying is that it is quite dangerous to post very personal things on a public profile! I mean if someone took it and took advantage of it, you could end up in a huge mess! I know it's Facebook, but do people have to be so STUPID?
Sorry about the rage, but it amazes me about how stupid some people can be!