Comments on: How to Protect your Facebook Photos and Content and Avoid Getting into Hot Water

By: Could Facebook Claim Another Victim..? | The Young Britons' Foundation

Could Facebook Claim Another Victim..? | The Young Britons' Foundation — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:32:05 +0000

[...] newspaper in the UK. At the time, YBF blogged about the dangers of Facebook, and also advised on how to keep it private. It appears that another high profile figure in UK student politics failed to take that advice, and [...]

By: Mike Rouse

Mike Rouse — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:54:34 +0000

To WHS @ 11:00pm: I thought it would go without saying that you shouldn’t be engaging in any acts like this in the first place.

The point is that sometimes these issues arise out of youthful indiscretion and the fear of a Facebook photo surfacing at some point in the future should not stop young people from enjoying their youth.

A photo of a kid out on the town with his mates should not have to come back to haunt him when going for an interview or selection 3-5 years down the line. By protecting these areas a young person can ensure that potential employers, selection panels and the like do not get to see a photo of them that could easily be taken out of context and cause the candidate any prejudice.

By: Secure your Facebook «

Secure your Facebook « — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:49:01 +0000

[...] recent events within Conservative Future, the Tory Party’s youth wing, Mike Rouse has penned some advice as to how the protect yourself online, especially on Facebook, which activists might want to familiarise themselves with [...]

By: Lord Allesley

Lord Allesley — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:41:20 +0000

LA has a simple way not to fall into this trap. Do not behave like an out and out prat. Then no photos will exist.
LA may well have, and still does have, his drunken moments. LA has been to many a fancy dress party. LA hates political correctness.
If however you are going to place yourself in the public eye a certain level of common sense needs to be used.
Photos of drunken behaviour may cause a minor stir, but anything that is premeditated when sober and seriously crass is just stupid and will bring on a storm,and end a career.
LA says enjoy oneself, but if you want to take the limelight, there are sacrifices.

By: Pot, Kettle and Black « A Tory Pier’s Blog

Pot, Kettle and Black « A Tory Pier’s Blog — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:21:50 +0000

[...] going to use Facebook to post pictures and messages, ensure only real friends can see them. The YBF site has some good advice on this; [...]

By: WHS

WHS — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:00:58 +0000

Isn’t this even more ghastly than the chap from Keele who did this in the first place? What I mean is, rather than offering the advice “Don’t do this sort of rubbish in the first place?”, you offer “Do it but here’s how to hide the tracks.”

This is exactly the sort of thing ConHome gets into hot water for – instead of “Let’s be on the centre-right and govern for the whole country” we get “Let’s be vulgar Reaganites but here’s how to con our way back with a veneer of acceptability.” May work in 2010 but will backfire, just like any CF chairman hiding his Facebook photos.