What Do You Think about Keeping Your Private Life Off of Facebook?

You could expand that to pretty much every internet hangout. It's really really hard to erase things from the internet once they're out there, especially if they've gotten posted to other places beyond their origin. So I agree, it's better to keep things private, especially if it can get you in trouble.

I think that Facebook shouldn't be a person's primary hangout. Course I'm not on Facebook anymore so maybe I'm just speaking as a Facebook-hater, but I don't believe online relationships and conversations hold a candle to the real thing. In fact, increased use of social networking is linked to an increased risk for depression. Perhaps that's the mind's way of letting us know that this is no way to run a meaningful relationship. I agree with that sign, if it's Private, don't put it on Facebook.

I am of the old school and I value a lot my privacy and my intimacy. I could name a lot of new ways of doing things that shock me. Facebook is one of them. I thought at first that FB would be a good idea, but as soon as I understood it a little, I discovered that it was just another way of not communicating the important to the people who really matter.

FB and other social networking sites can be useful as a kind of on-going notice board but people forget that it is public no matter what your privacy settings - because someone could copy and share whatever you put up. That said, it is often those who are immature and idiotic IRL who are immature and idiotic on Facebook. It's just an extention of the school playground for them, the one they never left and are still running around in even when they hit middle age!

I agree. I have seen lots of posts of my friends detailing their lives, some of which in my opinion shouldn't be shared at all, then when some people make snide comments they will tell them to piss off and mind their own business. For want of attention, or lack of something to do, some people would share whatever they think is worthy. But what they think is worthy is not always necessarily Facebook worthy. I always tell my kid siblings that whatever they put on the Internet, be it Facebook or any their social networking sites, will be there for a long time and can come haunt them someday. It can harm their chances for a good school, or a shot at a bett job, even some chances to be friends with some people.

I think a good rule of thumb is if you wouldn't have the discussion at a family gathering, it shouldn't be put on your wall. If you wanna walk about your drunken party, at least limit the audience for it. And for the love of god, I don't wanna hear about your poop!

I agree with you. if you do know that something of your life is personal, it then must not be made public in internet social networking sites. the fact that people have accesses to everything only... we can no longer be be assured that even if what we post is private, it cannot be sure to remain as it is.

I think that if something is too private to your life then leave t from the display of facebook., anything that public has a way of making its way around, there is no such thing as private when it comes to facebook.,

Mythociate, Posting personal information in FB is obviously a threat. I've read many news regarding, ' things happened because of sharing personal info. in FB. But its continuing. For me, The person who posts his personal info. is punishable, even the person who misuses the info. is not punishable.

Well actually I agree with it,I never put my private life online,I think those secret should just keep it by yourself and someone very close with you.If you put your private life to Facebook then may be you will get hurt,so as for me I usually put my happy things to Facebook.

there is really should have a limitation on being public on Facebook. I know a lot here are being on public, posting pictures that should be private like naked photos, posting the area where they are right now. you know this really concerns me about security since there are some cases that a facebook user has been stalked all the way. Facebook is good but we should used it with limitations.