Gregory's Server@briankrebs and how many people say “yes” to sharing that information without a thought.
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@ksaj @briankrebs Oh I understand what they say it’s for, I’ve just never said yes, so as to protect both my info and that of my contacts.  @fsinn @briankrebs Same here. Besides, I really don't want my family following me online. 🤣 @quotesofnote @briankrebs I guess so. I recognize that I’m an outlier, but I’ve never said yes. @fsinn @briankrebs OK, I think "everyone" is too strong. I would dial that back to "far, far too many". I am appalled by how much of their own personal information so many people will give away without a second thought, and really disturbed that someone else gives away my contact information (with or without a thought). I have never said "yes" to providing contacts, but then again, I haven't even signed up for things like facebook, linkedin, etc. @fsinn @briankrebs And I am aware that despite my attempt to avoid it, most of my "data" is harvested/shared with various actors on-line (when it isn't outright hacked or stolen). @quotesofnote @fsinn @briankrebs as you all mention that i probably allowed too many apps that specific permission already and i don't know if they even still have that. Should probably go around looking which have it and remove it.
 @fsinn @briankrebs I accidentally answered yes for LinkedIn. I wanted to see who in my adress book had linkedin accounts, but what happened instead was that they sent a contact request to every single person in my address book. I think they got sued for that thing later. |
@fsinn @briankrebs It's done under the guise of finding out who in your contacts also use the app or site. So I'd hazard to say pretty much everyone.
Of course it is used for that, but oh so much more, too.