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Facebook Wants You To Snitch On Friends Not Using Their Real Name

Posted by Soulskill on from the anonymous-cowards-welcome-here dept.

Qedward writes "Freedom to go under a pseudonym is, miraculously, one freedom to survive the security lock-down of the previous decade. Now Facebook wants to change this. James Firth shows Facebook is clamping down on pseudonyms, with an interesting screenshot of being asked whether a friend is using their real name."

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  1. Confession time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My last name isn't Coward; it's actually Smith.

    Anonymous is my real given name though. Life has not been kind to me ever since 4chan took off.

  2. Misleading blurb by barakn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Facebook is not "clamping down on pseudonyms" and /. should be ashamed for posting a story that suggests it is. The questions Facebook sends to users are used for statistical purposes and are not used to punish those using pseudonyms. Pure FUD.

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  3. Re:Please help us by Doctor_Jest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly! How can you advertise the right kind of bomb making material coupons without knowing who is and who is not a terrorist? I suppose trolling the "jobs" section Facebook profiles would help, but this is more targeted (no pun intended).... so the money saving coupons from "Jihads are Us" and "72 Virgin Megastore" go to the proper terrorists.

    It's a win win!

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