READ THIS: Girls numbers in your phone, or yours in theirs
Guys, I just found out something that floored me. This is a dual-edged sword, so it can work FOR you or AGAINST you.
If you have a Facebook app on your phone, it can see the numbers / email addresses stored in your phone and match it up with that person's Facebook account.
I just logged into my own FB account, went to Account Settings, Edit Friends, then clicked on Contacts in the left-hand column. There I found a list of everyone in my phone as well as my FB friends. The list shows the name they used on the FB account (often a real name) even if they give you a fake name, or even if you enter the name into your phone as "Blond Latina" or whatever.
On the positive side, it let me see the girl's real names, look at their photos, see pics of them with their dog or kids. And if they are stupid enough not to hide it, I can see their Friends list too. That can be fun, but I assume that they can also see mine too. (Oh, this works not just for pros, but for anyone you have in your phone. Work contacts, the Pizza place, whatever. If they have your phone number, they can find your FB account if you have one.)
I was surprised to see a few girls phones registered to a man's name! Hmmm.
If you use FB, think twice about giving a girl your number. While I doubt that 99. 9% of them will figure this out, it is at least possible to do.
Also, if you use FB, think about hiding your Friends list. You can do this in your FB settings. Imagine a girl finds who you are through her phone app, then goes to all your FB friends and writes to them that you are a monger and did not even tip her.
Tech tip for the day.
Norm
One more reason to use a 'throw away' hobby phone
[QUOTE=Normal Guy; 1270488]Guys, I just found out something that floored me. This is a dual-edged sword, so it can work FOR you or AGAINST you.
If you have a Facebook app on your phone, it can see the numbers / email addresses stored in your phone and match it up with that person's Facebook account.
I just logged into my own FB account, went to Account Settings, Edit Friends, then clicked on Contacts in the left-hand column. There I found a list of everyone in my phone as well as my FB friends. The list shows the name they used on the FB account (often a real name) even if they give you a fake name, or even if you enter the name into your phone as "Blond Latina" or whatever.
On the positive side, it let me see the girl's real names, look at their photos, see pics of them with their dog or kids. And if they are stupid enough not to hide it, I can see their Friends list too. That can be fun, but I assume that they can also see mine too. (Oh, this works not just for pros, but for anyone you have in your phone. Work contacts, the Pizza place, whatever. If they have your phone number, they can find your FB account if you have one.)
I was surprised to see a few girls phones registered to a man's name! Hmmm.
If you use FB, think twice about giving a girl your number. While I doubt that 99. 9% of them will figure this out, it is at least possible to do.
Also, if you use FB, think about hiding your Friends list. You can do this in your FB settings. Imagine a girl finds who you are through her phone app, then goes to all your FB friends and writes to them that you are a monger and did not even tip her.
Tech tip for the day.
Norm[/QUOTE]$10 for the phone. And $20 every 3 months. No trace. No worry. Someone you called got busted? Toss the phone.
And ERASE THE CALL HISTORY!
More on the subject of phones
What about keeping the phone but throwing away the SIM chip and getting a new one?
[QUOTE=Quasimodo45; 1271842]$10 for the phone. And $20 every 3 months. No trace. No worry. Someone you called got busted? Toss the phone.
And ERASE THE CALL HISTORY![/QUOTE]