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hi Pam
you need to have 2 different user names, I am Aly on my personal account and Alyson on the library / professional account.
I also use 2 different email accounts to manage the notifications.
this is really common practice in academic library circles.
hope that helps
Aly

-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Owen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thu 02/09/2010 08:50
To: Peacock, Alyson; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: Using Facebook to connect with students PRIVACY  [EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 17.17

Hi



One of my colleagues did what you describe and she recently had this
from Facebook when she encountered problems in accessing one of her
accounts.



'Our records indicate that you have more than one account on Facebook.
For future reference, please note that maintaining multiple accounts is
a violation of Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
Violations of this rule could result in all of your accounts being
disabled.



Unfortunately, Facebook does not allow you to merge accounts. Please
respond to this email and specify which one of your accounts you would
like to keep. Be sure to include:



* A description of the profile picture

* A rough estimate of when the account was created * Any other
information that could help identify the account you want to keep



Once we receive this information, we can take further steps to assist
you.'





Pam



Pam Owen

Equality and Diversity Manager

Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe Campus

01494 603098

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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peacock, Alyson
Sent: 01 September 2010 12:44
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Using Facebook to connect with students PRIVACY [EPIC NEWS]
EPIC Alert 17.17





hi
what I do is have 2 accounts, 1 for work related groups and 1 for
personal. That way you can easily filter who you want to see your
professional / personal postings.
Aly

-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on
behalf of Ursula Bilson
Sent: Wed 01/09/2010 11:07
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Using Facebook to connect with students PRIVACY  [EPIC NEWS]
EPIC Alert 17.17

Hi

I too have been interested to read the thread about using Facebook.  A
recent article in the Times Higher about how prospective university
students view websites included mention of Face book and twitter, and
including student comments -all seen as positive in the eyes of the
student.

However - I've just seen this Privacy alert in the EPIC newsletter.
I've included below just the article on Face book. Generally, I think
there are concerns that once you join the "Face book Group" you can't
hide your membership from others in the group, or from your other Face
book friends vey easily.  This adds another layer of settings to
configure too.

Thanks
Ursula


From: [log in to unmask]
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of EPIC Alert
Sent: 31 August 2010 22:18
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [EPIC NEWS] EPIC Alert 17.17

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                           E P I C   A l e r t
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Volume 17.17                                            August 31, 2010
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                          Published by the
              Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
                          Washington, D.C.

             http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_1717.html

                     "Defend Privacy. Support EPIC."
                          http://epic.org/donate



=======================================================================
Table of Contents
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[1] Senators Question Full Body Scanners, Highlight Health Risks
[2] EPIC Launches Body Scanner Incident Report Page
[3] Facebook "Places" Embeds Privacy Risks
[4] Agency Reconsiders Medical Breach Notification Rule
[5] Lawsuit Filed for Travel Surveillance Records
[6] News in Brief
[7] EPIC Book Review: "Islands of Privacy"
[8] Upcoming Conferences and Events


TAKE ACTION: Stop Airport Strip Searches!
- JOIN Facebook Group "Stop Airport Strip Searches" and INVITE Friends
- DISPLAY the IMAGE http://thepublicvoice.org/nakedmachine.jpg
- SUPPORT EPIC http://www.epic.org/donate/



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[3] Facebook "Places" Embeds Privacy Risks
=======================================================================

The recently announced Facebook service Places makes user location data
routinely available to others, including Facebook business partners,
regardless of whether users wish to disclose their location. There is
no single opt-out to avoid location tracking. The default settings of
this new tool allow user data to be disclosed in a number of ways that
are not immediately clear to users. Facebook has put a complicated set
of new privacy settings in place to deal with the "Places" tool.
Additionally, Facebook allows anyone to create a location on the
system, which means anyone could add the location of a person's home or
business to the website without the person's knowledge.

By default, Facebook has enabled Places for all users. If a user
chooses to "check in" from a mobile device, that user's location is
published to that user's news feed. If the option "Include me in
'People Here Now' after I check in" is selected, the user's location
also appears on the public page of the location, available to everyone.
This setting is enabled by default for those who have previously set
some of their other information available to everyone.

If a user checks in, that user can "tag" a number of friends as also
being at the same location. The default behavior for users tagged by
their friends is very confusing. Those users who have taken no action
with respect to this setting will receive an email and a prompt with
the options to "allow" or "not now." Those who choose "allow" are
automatically set to allow all future check-ins by friends. Those who
choose "not now" are still tagged as being at the location, just not
"checked in." Users are also tagged immediately when the check-in takes
place, although the tags may be removed once users become aware of
them. A user who has ever used Places to check in is automatically set
to allow check-ins by friends.

By default, check-in information is also available to the third-party
developers of applications that a user has authorized, as well as to
the third-party developers of applications that a user's friends have
authorized.

Additionally, At the Coca-Cola Village Amusement Park in Israel,
visitors were recently issued bracelets with RFID chips that linked to
their Facebook accounts. RFID readers scattered throughout the park
updated the users' Facebook pages when the bracelets were scanned and
on-site photographers posted photos that were automatically tagged with
the users' identities.

For users who do not want location information revealed to others, EPIC
recommends that Facebook users: (1) disable "Friends can check me in to
Places," (2) customize "Places I Check In," (3) disable "People Here
Now," and (4) uncheck "Places I check in to" from the list of settings
accessible to applications through your friends.

EPIC, joined by many consumer and privacy organizations, has two
complaints pending at the Federal Trade Commission concerning
Facebook's unfair and deceptive trade practices, which are frequently
associated with new product announcements.

EPIC: Facebook Places and Privacy
     http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/places/

EPIC: Facebook and Privacy
        http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/

EPIC: In re Facebook
        http://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/

EPIC: In re Facebook II
        http://epic.org/privacy/facebook/in_re_facebook_ii.html

Facebook Places
        http://www.facebook.com/places/



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