Yes, I could re register, but I have lots of photo's of my trips on that account, and I'd also have to 'find' all my contacts again.

My older son is the most suspicious person around where security is concerned. And he's still on fb.

Mine is marked for friends only to view, I don't have my birth date on there, I don't even have my full legal name on there. I don't befriend anyone I don't know or is a relative. The under 20-25's give it a bad name, in my opinion. I know of several who befriend every Tom, Dick and Harry. They have no privacy screening on their account and say the most outrageous things on there. I've deleted a few young rellies for that reason.

I am know completly off face book. Too much info....

Happywanderer wrote:

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I have a facebook account and use it to keep in touch with friends and family. Will do so more when travelling so they all know where I have got to.
Can't understand why they would ask for an alternate email address. I never have.
I never go into any of those applications or connect to anyone I think dubious.
You can change your security by changing a part of the url address, not sure which way, would have to go back into it to see.

If they are blocking you out Beth, are you still able to contact them. I would be harassing them so to speak to get yours up and running as soon as possible. Is there a phone number you can ring to get it fixed faster. Tell them why you want it back on now.

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 I can't find any other way to contact them than this email address they sent me, Marj. And I've already emailed them twice with no reply.

I think the idea of the alternate email address is if for some reason you can't use that email address. I've heard of others being asked for this. I should have just ignored it.

I never go into any of those other apps either.

Re: too much info asked for, simple solution is just don't give it to them. I've not had problems before.

Rob managed to get an email to me, to say he is on the road again, so at least I know he's okay.

But yes, I'll try to email facebook again as you suggest Marj.

Beth, I am pleased that you received a message from your son and glad that he is ok. At least that eases your mind a bit.

Never used it.  Don't trust it.

Cheers,

Sheba.

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I understand what you mean abiout the ease of keeping in touch with people through fb, Beth. But I'm suspicious of the whole thing... for example why did they want you give an alternate e-mail address? I just dont feel that security is garanteed with fb.

 

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 Many things you join on the internet want an alternative email address, it's common practice for them to ask. Often people start getting too much spam or change servers so change their email address but forget to tell the online places they have joined so a second address can be handy. If you use the email address of your server like xxx@optus.com.au or xxxx@westnet.com.au then it's always best to have at least one gmail, hotmail or yahoo email. I have 2 backup email accounts & use one for when I'm suspect about giving out an email.

btw  it sounds like Facebook is being overly secure from the hoops Beth has to go through.

Cheers

Jon

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As I am not all that 'tech savvy' I stick to just the basics when it comes to using the internet etc. I too have two email adresses - one general and one 'private' - and although thought of using fb when we travel, I decided against it, as I just didn't know enough to chance it, for want of a better way of saying it. However, the thing that rang 'alarm bells' for me when reading your thread Beth, was that you were asked for phot ID - why???? Sorry, but it sounds suss to me.

But am glad to hear that your son is OK.

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 Thanks Peejay. Because I'd try to delete the other email after it had gone through, thier security picked up that it may be a hacker getting into my account. Hence the need for photo ID. Just the photo and my name. I blacked out the rest of the details. It's actually a good security procedure.

 

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 Now all you should do is send an email a day asking them to fix your account. The weekend wouldn't have helped the speed either considering the weekend in America ended sometime Monday afternoon here.

Cheers

Jon

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i too have facebook ,never had a problem with it i play games the lot but i must say i go into settings and i untick every box i use my hotmail address as my email but i
also set the thing to not email me for anything ,i tried to get a friend to get into mine while i was away so she could look something up ,because she was using a diff
computer and diff destination it asked her some security questions ,she couldnt get in so that was saying it was pretty secure for me.

like anything hackers are out there everywhere, so dont think facebook is major one ,its no different to any other site than what you choose to share with people
if you dont want to share dont either publicise or dont tick the boxes remember when you untick the boxes in settings for notifications press save down the bottom
lots of people do that, i also dont have my phone number on it either.

my brother isa very keen poker player so he plays poker on texas holdem and he got done, hes a very cheeky thing and wins all the time even in real life at the
gee gees and all, but one person didnt like him in a poker room cos he cleaned up the room so to speak and so this particular person made an email sent it to
his hotmail and it said that he had been reported for abuse onfacebook so he clicked on the link , before he clicked on that link he had five million facebook dollars
on texas poker, after that he had no account to be able to get into and no more 5 mil, he contacted the ceo of facebook and they gave him his five mil but he couldnt
retrieve his profile so he had to make a new one, however he did manage to email the person that did it somehow and said im guessing it was you that took my profile
and money, and the person said in one word YUP ,so there you go ,but you see he clicked on an email from facebook that said hed been reported for abuse
and he had not been abusive at all, so i would of gone nope not doin that .
oh well each to his own, i love it i get on and have a laugh and some of the things people put up are hilarious, although hubby has joined the greenies site on there
and hes not a fan of greenies at all and has earned himself a name i believe its tosser on that particular site lol, oh well life goes on hey

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 Very well said glassies. I feel it's been well worth it for me to be on facebook. I have heaps of cousins, who I've gotten to know a lot better through fb. I was also contacted by a very distant rellie in Canada, and that opened up a whole new branch of the family for my siblings and I.

I often have a good giggle at someones posting. Some cousins are very musical and they'll often put up a line from a song, and then someone else will add the next line. And on it goes. We can also post funny videos, or serious items, like when the floods were on here in SEQ. There were posts about which roads were cut, who needed assistance etc.

I gave up this arvo and started another 'account' with facebook. I thought I might have to use a different name, which I didn't want to do, but that was okay, just had to use a different email account. Then had to go through to find all my contacts again. Once my kids accepted me as a friend,,they better had! ,,I was able to find many contacts easily enough.