Facebook and Privacy is a bit of a misnomer – it’s well known they’re deviously after any last bit of information they can get from you to use in their nefarious ways. Still, they do offer quite a full-featured website for free. Anyway, you can can quickly check exactly what sort of personal information you’re releasing to the world with this quick tip:
1. Log in to Facebook
2. Paste in the title bar:
javascript:(function(){var%20script=document.createElement(’script’);script.src=’http://static.reclaimprivacy.org/javascripts/privacyscanner.js’;document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0].appendChild(script);})()
3. Hit return. A frame should load above Facebook, showing you the various areas of your profile. Hint: if you’re of a Firefox & NoScript persuasion, you’ll need to temporarily disable.
4. You can then tweak your settings to suit your mood.
Heads up via oneandone.
So for the second year running, I’m taking part in the 30in30 – a charity cycling event, raising money for a local (Guernsey) hospice that looks after the old folks. The challenge gets its name from “30 days, 30 rides” although was supposed to mean 30 people, 30 rides, 30 days. It’s actually 41 people this year. And what it really really means is that for the next 30 days, I have to cycle for at least an hour every day. Here’s the website from last year… hasn’t yet been updated for this year.
Anyway, predictably, it’s all about raising money… in the two years it’s been running, it’s raised around £75k – so the obvious target is at least £25k this year to make the £100k.
So… send me some cash!