Photo recognised by stranger.

I have no sympathy whatsoever for people who put anything personal on social media and then go on to complain about other people around the world seeing and reading it. If you don't want the whole village to know your business, then don't tell the local gossip!!!

Exact reason I don’t do or like Facebook.

I control exactly what can be seen about me on face book. I also don't click on any links on Facebook. I regularily go into settings and remove any links that have crept in.
I find it a excellent site for communicating with my far flung family and I do not accept anyone as friends.
You can regularily google FB safety as well and there are geeks on there constantly giving you tips on being safe.
I have no details of my DOB or my work, location or telephone number.

Not sure why this is scary, isn't this one of the fun aspects of technology? I still think I am more likely to be killed by some random mugger on the way home from the shops than I am by someone who happens to know my name and photo from an online post.

I use a different name & picture on TA than I do on FB and they aren't connected

I love Facebook but have a flower photo as my profile and don’t use my surname, don’t use my date of birth and never put anything on it that I wouldn’t be happy having in a newspaper. All my privacy barriers are up, but doubtless a skilled computer person could work through the barriers.

Unfortunately, as a Trustee of a very small charity I discovered that ALL my details are freely available from Companies House to anyone who can use Google!

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I'm not on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or any other social media except here and Whatsapp.
My children and GC email their photos to me and we text or mssg via WA. My photo there changes from outdoor scenes to flowers or pretty household items.
Some people might as well hand their door key over to the public.

Surely this is the week when all Facebook users realise they need to be careful about what details they reveal

If you set your privacy setting correctly you can control exactly who sees what on FB - don't share apps (i.e. don't sign into Instagram or Trip Advisor or Whats App by using your FB details) and don't use the same password across social media - If you imagine each Social Media Channel was your purse just set your privacy via settings to those you'd allow to go through that! It's not difficult just requires you looking at what you've set things to and changing where needed.

I think if this lady was staying at the hotel for six weeks and it was her third visit since August its a bit easier to understand why she might be trying to find ways to approach people. After all she must have a lot of time on her hands and presumably is also quite lonely. I cant imagine staying in a hotel for six weeks alone, what on earth would you do? Having said that I would be horrified if someone approached me via Trip Advisor/Facebook in this way. A bit of a lesson for all of us there.

But if you delete your fb account surely the info and pics you put on there are still floating around cyberspace somewhere? I dont think you can get rid of them.

This is very strange behavior, has a touch of the controlling, coming up to you and addressing you by name. Almost like she was a member of the staff.

Doesn't she realise it will backfire as like you I am sure many people will run a mile.

I agree, becareful what you put on facebook and I was advised not to but my true date of birth. I also do get a bit upset about how some of the photos of children (especially naked) will be used.

never ever give out more information than you have to , to anyone! And don't put photos up of yourself on your facebook page etc etc. I have been told this countless times by people 'in the know'. Better be safe than sorry............

Data is becoming a big issue - we can be tracked with our iPhones, our Google history, Amazon history, emails and facebook etc There is mounting evidence that this data is being manipulated to interfere with democratic elections across the world so what else? The big question is what we do about it? We can come off facebook but does that solve it? No
The only way to solve it is to do nothing digitally and yet our utilities, banks etc are forcing us down the digital route.

I don't link anything to my FB account, and that has the highest security settings. I am astonished at what some people post; one family living locally have daily photographs of their children, discuss their sporting achievements and forthcoming fixtures and even shared photos of them frolicking in the pool during a term time holiday ?

PamelaJ1 yes silly me I linked TA to my FB account, I have changed my photo to a household item, let her recognise me from that.
I have learnt a big lesson and changed every account from other sites to private or photo swapped to an unrecognisable unless they have been my house.

My facebook photo was taken when I was about 3. I doubt if I'm recognisable from that.

My FB profile photo is one my GD drew of me when she was 2. It’s a head sprouting arms and legs and a big smile.

I would be a bit put out if someone recognised me from that ?

My FB page photo is my dogs! No one has recognised her as yet! Odd behaviour, but people are odd, shows you can't be too careful.

That’s a bit scary, Have you got all the privacy settings on high?
I’ve started a thread wondering if I should delete my Facebook account and your story doesn’t make me any more relaxed. Did you link your FB and TA accounts or did it just happen?
I sent a link to my sisters from gransnet once, I went on gransnet Facebook page yesterday and there it was with my Facebook name on it. Maybe I could only see it because it was me,

I don’t use Facebook, because I am vary wary of what people can see. My Dil’s Company appointed a new Head of IT security. On the Head’s first day she held a meeting with all 10 office Managers. She handed out large envelopes to them all. Each envelope contained loads of personal info which she had gained from social media.

My DiL said it was quite a shock. Her children’s DoBs were on there, their photos, where her family member’s worked and lots more.

I can imagine that you were a little shocked, but I find it very sad that she's gone to this trouble to 'arrange' speaking to people

Slightly off topic. A couple of years ago I opened my new Warners Hotel brochure and was amazed to see a pic of a woman I had worked with playing bowls in the grounds of one of the hotels. I assume she gave permission for it to be published.

I have absolutely no idea what this woman was thinking coming up to you though, very odd!!
Perhaps seeing your photo and reading your review made her feel as if she knew you already.
Perhaps she is just lonely.

Yes she was traveling on her own, but this was a friendly hotel where everyone spoke, we had many conversations with different groups. I was sat on my own one day while DH had gone to get a newspaper and before I knew it I was included in a good chat with a large group.
It was not as though she didn't know the hotel or even other people there as most were returning guests and she was staying for 6 weeks and it was her 3rd visit since August.
Still think it was strange behaviour, I only know that she had recognised one other person but how many others has she got photos of.