I came out of my room on a Wednesday afternoon to stretch my legs and my aunt called my attention….
“Which kain post you dey share for facebook these days?” she asked.
“Which one” I replied.
“Em, ‘The woman with the most expensive body’ abi na wetin again.....”
“Which day dat one happen?” I inquired.
“Three hours ago” she added
“E don reach four days wey I enter facebook last”
“Ah ah, na your timeline I see am na….wait make I show you” she said, picking up her smartphone and connecting to the World Wide Web, the domain; facebook. “See am na” she added, showing me my timeline. Lo and behold, I saw plenty of posts that were not synonymous to my personality which were of course defaming my rectitude and I went online immediately.
I tried undoing the vile shares on my timeline but met no success, I tried reporting the abuse but there was no defendant, I was still thinking of an appropriate way of handling the situation when my timeline got updated with another sordid share! I then had to hide it, as well as its preceding versions.
I continued brainstorming on how to end this pesty intrusion…..someone must have access to my account I thought……password!, yes password…. I immediately changed my password and that was it. It never happened again. Why am I sharing this?
How can you for your selfish interest use someone else’s profile to post whatsoever you feel like without seeking his/her consent or hire others to do so on your behalf? You don’t even have the time to sit and think about the devastating aftermath of your actions. I will not be surprised to start hearing one or two reports of individuals who lost one thing or the other as a result of a wounded reputation birthed by such infamous act.
If you want to promote your web contents and don’t know how to do so, then I suggest you hire experts in the field. There are many promoters out there who understand the secrets of online advertisement, and would be very glad to render their professional services at an affordable fee. Intruding into people’s privacy is unprofessional and disgusting, plus your website/blog will forever be held in contempt in the minds of your victims, that is if you don’t get sued!
Out of professional courtesy, I choose not to mention the names of this rebarbative sites/blogs, but you know your practices yourself and are advised to change your approach before Thor’s hammer rests on your head. A word is enough for the wise…..
That’s for the bloggers anyway, but how about you guys out there, the ‘bloggees’? You can as well get so careless. How?
You visit a site to view an info, they refer you to another site which requires you register with them before gaining access to the info, you so much want to view this post so you register without even glimpsing through its TERMS AND CONDITIONS which may clearly highlight something like “by agreeing to this T & C, you allow us to make posts for you on facebook….”
Even for those that do read this, check properly for some of this web designers are smart enough to make use of smaller fonts or dull colours in order to conceal sensitive information or make the terms bulky so as to discourage you from going through.
In summary, bloggees, be wary of all “I agree” checkboxes/links you see before clicking.
