FabSwingers.com forum: Facebook WTF?!!

By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

People I know from fab are suddenly popping up in my "people you may know" list on Facebook... I can understand people whose phone numbers I have, (although that is still totally unacceptable!!) but someone has just popped up, who I met on my old profile from nearly two years ago. I have a new phone and not transferred their number or spoken to them on fab on my Daisy profile... What the hell???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its Big Data profiling.

many ways it operates, but if you are a serious swinger/spy you need two devices+ do not sync them.

im not on fb + i'm not a hard core swinger, so dont have this prob.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Have you ever emailed them?

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

No- although I have spoken with these people on what's app - which is now owned by Facebook.... Penny slowly starting to drop....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whilst logged into FB (on a laptop, you may also be able to do this from the app on your phone but I haven't looked)

Select the Privacy Shortcut icon (top right in the blue bar)

Click on "Who Can See My Stuff"

You will now see your profile as if you were a non logged in visitor.

You will also see a link in the black bar "View as a specific person"

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"its Big Data profiling.

many ways it operates, but if you are a serious swinger/spy you need two devices+ do not sync them.

im not on fb + i'm not a hard core swinger, so dont have this prob.

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this ... don t sync

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"No- although I have spoken with these people on what's app - which is now owned by Facebook.... Penny slowly starting to drop....

Doh..... You said you didn't have their numbers lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have noticed this too. Never synced my contacts to Facebook because I don't see the point. Bit worrying if they are taking call/txt details from the phone. Next they will be suggesting pics you want to share from when you met "x" recently.... :/

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I noticed this with my Whatsapp contacts - not a happy bunny!

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

I am pretty comfortable with my privacy settings on fb and fab... I'm not that shy about my choice of lifestyle either.. I just feel that Fab and real life are two separate things..just a little bit disturbing to have these people pop up on my timeline.. Especially if I haven't spoken to them electronically on this device, or in one case, even met them!! Makes me wonder who my information is being sent out to.

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By *tarburst babydollMan
over a year ago

Dingwall

she said she had not transferred the number to her new phone

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

"No- although I have spoken with these people on what's app - which is now owned by Facebook.... Penny slowly starting to drop....

Doh..... You said you didn't have their numbers lol"

I DID have his number. He was someone I met. When I got my new phone, I didn't enter his number into my contact list. Wasn't thinking about what's app when I made the OP - I'm now guessing he is saved as a contact on there, rather than on my phone. Chill your britches.

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

"she said she had not transferred the number to her new phone"

Thank you..!! Someone who knows how to read!!!

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

I don't do Facebook or Twitter.

Easy solution.

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

But Thomas! If I wasn't on Facebook, how would I see ultra cute pics of cats and stuff?? No can do, buddy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure, all I do is post pics and play 8 ball on facebook lol

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"she said she had not transferred the number to her new phone

Thank you..!! Someone who knows how to read!!!

That's the point I was making. You have previously contacted them with 'their' number via your what's app account. That is how Facebook picks them up and suggests them as people you may know. The phone you are using now is irrelevant.

I don't think its me who needs to chill.

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By *ire meet GasolineCouple
over a year ago

Reading

Well why not just say that instead of saying "doh"? There is a polite way of going about things, and that wasn't it.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"Well why not just say that instead of saying "doh"? There is a polite way of going about things, and that wasn't it. "

It's a Homer doh not a rude doh

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

Hmmm!!!

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

Anyway. That was cleared up nice and quickly!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyway. That was cleared up nice and quickly!!!

Entertaining thread, and more reason to despise the Facebook purchase of WhatsApp.

Hi Daisy by the way, nice to see you again

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

Hellooooooo! Long time no speak to! Hope your travels are treating you well!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hellooooooo! Long time no speak to! Hope your travels are treating you well!!

Oh yes, extremely well

Shame I've not called into Daisy Town...yet...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whilst you are logged into Facebook, it collects information about every other site you visit. Was in the papers a couple of days ago!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Doh!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Solution - DO NOT JOIN FACEBOOK.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Solution - DO NOT JOIN FACEBOOK.

I don't agree. We should be able to join Facebook without worrying.

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By *ancs MinxWoman
over a year ago

Burnley

"No- although I have spoken with these people on what's app - which is now owned by Facebook.... Penny slowly starting to drop....

Doh..... You said you didn't have their numbers lol"

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By *tripper9Man
over a year ago

Blackburn

Facebook is boring but Fab has more going for it!

_tripper9

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Facebook is boring but Fab has more going for it!

_tripper9

It's very much the same.

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By *fcdTV/TS
over a year ago

Southend

As has been said, keep everything separate. The data can and will be linked as different services join the dots. The reason Facebook etc are free is because they profile you to a VERY high degree and sell that data to marketing companies.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Facebook is boring but Fab has more going for it!

_tripper9

It's very much the same. "

true! Even down to the vague, passive aggressive statuses trying to elicit the "aww hunni, text me if you need to talk" responses.

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By * Busty HotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Bradford

Had a similar but totally unrelated thing. A foreign Ex from many years ago who lives and has always lived abroad, no mutual friends, email or phone contact, suddenly popped up on 'People You May Know'. Spooky.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Facebook wouldn't spend huge amounts of money developing an app unless there was something in it for them.

Data mining is simple as soon as you allow the app onto your phone.

Im not sure if it still does but it used to contact anyone who was in your contact list ( assuming they had facebook) asking for a friend request on your behalf - Horrifying!

If you must have facebook on your phone use a bookmark to the mobile site and avoid the app like the plague ( and dont be conned by the "install app" demand - otherwise you will have everything in your phone mined.

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By *ust a TeaseMan
over a year ago

Earth

If you have chrome or firefox. Download the facebook disconnect app. It stops facebook looking at the pages you View and people you mail.

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

Ooh, thank you- will do!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am pretty comfortable with my privacy settings on fb and fab... I'm not that shy about my choice of lifestyle either.. I just feel that Fab and real life are two separate things..just a little bit disturbing to have these people pop up on my timeline.. Especially if I haven't spoken to them electronically on this device, or in one case, even met them!! Makes me wonder who my information is being sent out to. "

I'm glad I spotted this thread as this happened to me this morning!

A guy I had met off here a year ago popped up on the suggested friends bit. I was a bit creeped out as like you have since bought a new phone & not had contact with them for a year.

I didn't know facebook own whatsapp.

That's a bit worrying if they are spying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"People I know from fab are suddenly popping up in my "people you may know" list on Facebook... I can understand people whose phone numbers I have, (although that is still totally unacceptable!!) but someone has just popped up, who I met on my old profile from nearly two years ago. I have a new phone and not transferred their number or spoken to them on fab on my Daisy profile... What the hell??? "

ranted about this ages ago. its cookies and encrypted data. unforts, the internet isnt private anymore

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By *lttattoocoupleCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Use Firefox and block all those pesky cookies and cache data

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By *ate_night_massageMan
over a year ago

Cambridge

It's also not just a matter of what's in your contacts.

If someone else uploads their address book to Facebook, then if you're in that address book Facebook will assume that the connection is reciprocal, and ask whether you want to be friends with them.

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By *lttattoocoupleCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Whilst you are logged into Facebook, it collects information about every other site you visit. Was in the papers a couple of days ago!!"

Google analytics too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn't give a shit. My life as a swinger is not a secret from anyone.....it is part of who I am.

Two newbies at work today.....managing director made a joke to one of them about "the kind of parties I hold/attend"

One of the managers asked the new girl if she had read Fifty Shades....then told her I could teach the characters in it a few things....

I have a few fab friends on my Facebook too (although I rarely use fb to be honest!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is why we keep everything regarding swinging in a separate, secured and encrypted profile with a password. It's like having 2 phones.

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

"I couldn't give a shit. My life as a swinger is not a secret from anyone.....it is part of who I am.

Two newbies at work today.....managing director made a joke to one of them about "the kind of parties I hold/attend"

One of the managers asked the new girl if she had read Fifty Shades....then told her I could teach the characters in it a few things....

I have a few fab friends on my Facebook too (although I rarely use fb to be honest!)"

Wow... What kind of environment do you work in? That sounds like quite unprofessional- it would make me very uncomfortable if men were making comments like that to me on my first day of work. It's not appropriate. Maybe if you are down the pub with your mates, but not in a professional environment.

I'm not ashamed of what I do or how I do it. What I don't like is people being able to stalk me through Facebook. And I'm sure they don't want me stalking them through Facebook, either!!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I couldn't give a shit. My life as a swinger is not a secret from anyone.....it is part of who I am.

Two newbies at work today.....managing director made a joke to one of them about "the kind of parties I hold/attend"

One of the managers asked the new girl if she had read Fifty Shades....then told her I could teach the characters in it a few things....

I have a few fab friends on my Facebook too (although I rarely use fb to be honest!)

I'm not ashamed of what I do or how I do it. What I don't like is people being able to stalk me through Facebook. And I'm sure they don't want me stalking them through Facebook, either!! "

I agree with that. I'm not shy by any means but if I was new to a job and was asked that kind of thing I'd be very uncomfortable. It does depend on context of course maybe by new he means only been there a few weeks and that kind of relationship has been established.

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By *orthyorkypairCouple
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

"its Big Data profiling.

many ways it operates, but if you are a serious swinger/spy you need two devices+ do not sync them.

im not on fb + i'm not a hard core swinger, so dont have this prob.

wow great at last someone else apart from me not on facebook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! welcome to the club xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx lol

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By *eanut Butter CupWoman
over a year ago

B & M Bargains

This seems to be totally random!

Someone I was talking to off here a year ago appeared on my "people you may know" list about 6 months after I saved his number.

Then now I've just had another from a year ago appear! It's not straight away once you have their number in your phone, which I find odd!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

same happens on google+ apparently. I've just been looking at 'people you might know' and some of them i have fucked lol, seems totally random that they appear but it can't be?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only use fab on incognito so I'm not worried right now. wierd though op

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By *ittle Pocket PerveWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Don't have that problem... I'm really picky who I give my number to

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By *aisyDoandDaisyDont OP Woman
over a year ago

little old town of Reading!

"Don't have that problem... I'm really picky who I give my number to

So am I.... Just, so many to choose from, I end up picking a few.. Variety is the spice of life!

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By *he Ring WraithMan
over a year ago

Bradford

What is Facebook ?

(yeh okay i admit i know what it is.... but never been on it and never will).

As for whataps, kik and anything else .... i have lived this long without i will survive a bit longer.

(who said Luddite ? ? )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok, so to those with a bit more knowledge than me. I have both the FB app and WhatsApp on my phone. I however, only browse Fab using Incognito (private) in Chrome. I've not Got anyone from Fab in my contacts or WhatsApp. Should that be fairly safe/discreet?

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