Greetings Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Anyone else got this? Wondering what the f**k is wrong with them. Definitely not phising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 They only do it with names that look dodgy, or if you try and sign up with a name shared by someone famous. Or at least that's all they used to do, perhaps it's changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I only use a name and no surname but that's been going on for a few years now. Is there any way of getting past this? I'm pretty self conscious when it comes to privacy on the internet and submitting an ID to a social media site is out of the question. Wondering whether Photoshop isn't the answer but I still suck at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Can you log in and change your name? Add a surname that's not your own, a nick name or something? I made a fake account years ago called Walter Sobchak and they picked up on it being a film character, so I just logged in and changed the name to Walt Sobchak instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingpowers Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 A real name is just another attribute in a profile. Apart from the most dormant profiles which are almost never used actively, deriving the real name from the other profile data is a basic exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingpowers Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) ? -> Just fill in the name. It won't matter for FB, they know anyways. They want clear names mostly to get more civilized posts and profiles (not a fake Berlusconi, for example) Having no clear name in IT profile data is only an advantage against individuals (a neighbour snooping around while browsing), not against larger organizations (an HR services company buying processed profile data). Edited September 9, 2015 by stirlingpowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Can you log in and change your name? Add a surname that's not your own, a nick name or something? I made a fake account years ago called Walter Sobchak and they picked up on it being a film character, so I just logged in and changed the name to Walt Sobchak instead. Yeah, I can still use it for 7 days until they block it due to no ID. Not sure adding a surname will help because they will still require a document but I'll look into it. Having no clear name in IT profile data is only an advantage against individuals (a neighbour snooping around while browsing), not against larger organizations (an HR services company buying processed profile data). That's fine. I'm not bothered about being a database entry or a statistic for larger organisations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingpowers Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) They'll rob our asses blank with that. They'll tell us that they can't offer a job currently, or we will get "best personal offers". They'll base it on our social media circle, our online wording, on the time we get up on Sundays, and on how aggressively we drive. It is not like that anyone sells anyone any data directly (imagine the outcry), it is just service companies offering statistically proven analysis services for other service companies, and some privacy policies with lots of "may" and "such as". Compared to this worst case, Hitler and Mielke were amateurs in Totalitarism. Sorry, sometimes this shit gets me. But now that i've taken my meds, we can continue with Trials talk... Edited September 9, 2015 by stirlingpowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 You're like the guy at parties who doesn't leave until you force him out later with loud sighs and yawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 This could be the answer: http://europe.newsweek.com/germany-regulator-forces-facebook-allow-fake-names-331002 Only thing is, how does facebook establish whether your account is German or not. Opening a new one and using a proxy is probably the answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Dude just put a fake name on it. That's what all the primary school teachers/teachers assistants I know do. (My girlfriend is one). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Dude just put a fake name on it. That's what all the primary school teachers/teachers assistants I know do. (My girlfriend is one). I thought you could opt to not be found by anyone who's a member of a certain group, ie. Woodside School. It was impossible to find any of my teachers on Facebook, (not on dating websites though- lol) but as soon as I left they suddenly came up as suggested friends. Maybe it was the IT departments doing, but it was definitely not possible to find them. Edited September 10, 2015 by TrialsIsHard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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