{"id":1087,"date":"2012-08-12T06:36:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T13:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2021-01-08T19:33:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T03:33:47","slug":"have-decided-that-i-really-want-to-kill-the-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2012\/08\/12\/have-decided-that-i-really-want-to-kill-the-facebook-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Have decided that I really want to kill the Facebook account"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Facebook<\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons for this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook is a real time suck. I have other things to do besides being entertaining on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also want to honestly be able to tell any prospective employers that I don’t have a Facebook account. <\/span><\/p>\n

I believe it’s seriously creepy that so many employers are using Facebook to essentially do a background check by looking at your friends lists or simply reading your timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n

The same is true of Twitter, and honestly most other social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have nothing to hide but at the same time I really think social media is getting creepier by the day. I don’t want people examining my life via the small window of what I mention on a social media site. By the same token I don’t want to be judged by the people that I’ve “Friended” or people that I follow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should I be judged because I was following a controversial person? Or someone in my timeline who used the “F” word in every other sentence? <\/span><\/p>\n

I honestly don’t like that my Internet footprint is getting larger instead of smaller. I prefer that my life remain private and see no need to help someone find me, or provide anyone with enough information to steal my identity.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this world too many people have too much access to our personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course this may all be too late. I may simply be closing the barn door after the horses have run away but I’m going to try to regain some of my privacy and at least the illusion of security.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve written this on Friday, then scheduled it to publish on Sunday. Perhaps The account will be gone by the time you read this.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Of course… I’ll have to clear deleting the account with my Mom…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a number of reasons for this. Facebook is a real time suck. I have other things to do besides being entertaining on social media. I also want to honestly be able to tell any prospective employers that I don’t have a Facebook account.  I believe it’s seriously creepy that so many employers are … <\/p>\n

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