[libertarian27]

For all you kids that are on that newfangled facebook thing....

For me, I won't go near it.

[wideawake]

Finally Facebook is responding to the needs of the stalker-American community.

[brytlea]

I don’t think this is accurate. Notifications is whether or not it notifies YOU of things, with emails.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Is Usama on facebook?

[brytlea]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/08/19/facebook.places.explain/index.html

And the directions for turning it off in the originally posted article are WRONG.

[6SJ7]

Makes me wonder if Facebook is really just an NSA project. What could be better. Why bother spying on everyone when everyone will simply tell everything they’re doing... and now report everyplace they go.

[RobRoy]

I’m logged onto facebook in another tab. I am also using the free wifi from a nearby business. ;)

I cancelled comcast. I can get away with it because I use a different location to do my online banking, etc.

[CygnusTheSwan]

So glad I deleted my Facebook account a couple of months ago because of some of their other policies.

Haven't missed it at all. (ok, I kinda liked Farmville).

[Fred Hayek]

Another reason for me not to use Facebook.

[Truth is a Weapon]

Ping

[the_devils_advocate_666]

"Facebook’s new location-based mobile service, Facebook Places, alerts Facebook friends to each other’s locations if both parties have a mobile phone that runs Facebook and has geolocation technology built in."

Nothing to worry about if you're just visiting facebook from your laptop or desktop computer.

[nagdt]

Thanks for the heads up on that! I’ve got mine now to “ONLY ME”.
Damn.

I HATE FACEBOOK.

I was literally forced into it at work, despite my repeated objections.

[steve86]

I have a fake-name Facebook account, never did finish signing in until now. Checked the location, it has me at the DSL Central Office (about 2.5 miles from where I really am)!

[elc]

This whole thing is much ado about nothing. It only posts your location if you choose to “Check-In”. If you never “Check-In” no one will ever know. Secondly, if you choose to check in, it only is visible to your friends

This is FB’s answer to Four Square.

[discostu]

I’m still not seeing Places, though those notifications are in there. But those instructions won’t turn off Places (whatever it actually is) it will just turn off e-mail notifications FROM Places.

[ransomnote]

So did they develop this feature to help Palin’s neighbor stalk her more efficiently? No more looking out the curtains down into her back yard to see if she’s home.