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Dear Community,

Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.

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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.

Well, aren't they sneaky? (READ: Privacy issue)

I guess they thought hiding the FB linking option would make it OK?

 http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/64952807.aspx?MsdVisit=1

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Re: Well, aren't they sneaky? (READ: Privacy issue)

  • Now THIS would be a lovely time for Facebook to create a Dislike button.
  • Marie - I "liked" your profile just to see what it did.  It pops up with a status box that you can "Post to Facebook".  
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  • imageJeniLovesNeil:
    Marie - I "liked" your profile just to see what it did.  It pops up with a status box that you can "Post to Facebook".  

    That is nuts. Maybe this is the major catalyst I needed to change my SN, and tie that new SN to a fictitious email account that isn't tied to my FB. 

  • imagemarie427:

    imageJeniLovesNeil:
    Marie - I "liked" your profile just to see what it did.  It pops up with a status box that you can "Post to Facebook".  

    That is nuts. Maybe this is the major catalyst I needed to change my SN, and tie that new SN to a fictitious email account that isn't tied to my FB. 

    I'm thinking the same thing. 
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  • It seems to only show up on the wall of the person doing the liking, and then in the feed of the common friends... of which, in this case, is ok right?  Since it's only shown to those already on TN (and the idiot doing the liking)?

     

  • Sorry about that.  I removed the post.  It was automatically shared to "public" even though nothing on my profile is public.
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  • Hmm. I'm guessing they are just THAT stupid and didn't think of it when taking the post buttons down. But yeah, those need to go.
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  • I just went to My Account and changed my first (and last, just in case) name. Now if someone likes my profile, it'll show up on their wall as "So and so liked Brutus' profile on The Nest".
  • Wait, a minute. WTF!?! In what would is this appropriate?
  • Apparently people's real names are showing up, depending on how you have your account set up. Ew.
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  • imageDylanite:
    I just went to My Account and changed my first (and last, just in case) name. Now if someone likes my profile, it'll show up on their wall as "So and so liked Brutus' profile on The Nest".
    I've never had my real name on my account, but I still don't think this is cool to spring on people without notice. Didn't they used to say account info was private?
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  • imageSibil:
    imageDylanite:
    I just went to My Account and changed my first (and last, just in case) name. Now if someone likes my profile, it'll show up on their wall as "So and so liked Brutus' profile on The Nest".
    I've never had my real name on my account, but I still don't think this is cool to spring on people without notice. Didn't they used to say account info was private?

    Oh I completely agree it's horseshit. Just CMA in the meantime. 

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  • imageDylanite:
    I just went to My Account and changed my first (and last, just in case) name. Now if someone likes my profile, it'll show up on their wall as "So and so liked Brutus' profile on The Nest".

    I'm now Nunya Bidness.  

  • Dirty bastards. I don't think I can even access the email I use for the nest but come on!! 
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  • Good job, Nest!  Now my address and name are fake and I've deleted my profile.  I also created an email account just for the Nest.
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  • PE, could you add a must read or something to your post header?

    This is bulllshit 

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  • imagecopzgirl:

    PE, could you add a must read or something to your post header?

    This is bulllshit 

    Done

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  • While I don't disagree this is a privacy violation, who is really going around "liking" user profiles?
  • imagecasmgn:
    While I don't disagree this is a privacy violation, who is really going around "liking" user profiles?

    I agree with that, but people have done a lot of things on these boards that I don't understand lol

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  • Ick - other than delete my nest account, I've done everything possible to protect myself.
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  • imagedecemberwedding07:
    Good job, Nest!  Now my address and name are fake and I've deleted my profile.  I also created an email account just for the Nest.

    Hmmm.  I think people are finally catching on to this thing called "internet anonymity." 

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  • Apparently this has been live for about a month? I'm not sure since I rarely check profiles unless I'm looking for spammer past post history.

    It's on the mod boards, so we should have an answer today.

    A big old middle finger to you, stupid Nest.
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    imagedecemberwedding07:
    Good job, Nest!  Now my address and name are fake and I've deleted my profile.  I also created an email account just for the Nest.

    Hmmm.  I think people are finally catching on to this thing called "internet anonymity." 

    It's funny - whenever I have to create an account for anything online, I always use fake information, yet somehow this didn't happen when I created my SN on The Knot.  I'm guessing I was too blinded by love for my new fiance, amiright???

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    imageDruidPrincess:

    imagedecemberwedding07:
    Good job, Nest!  Now my address and name are fake and I've deleted my profile.  I also created an email account just for the Nest.

    Hmmm.  I think people are finally catching on to this thing called "internet anonymity." 

    It's funny - whenever I have to create an account for anything online, I always use fake information, yet somehow this didn't happen when I created my SN on The Knot.  I'm guessing I was too blinded by love for my new fiance, amiright???

    I admit, I had the same mentality when I first signed up.  Since then, I hope I've gotten wiser and more adept at hiding myself thoroughly where I really want to be hidden (and thus speak my entire mind, no censoring). 

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  • Does anyone remember when they published user suggestions with their addresses in the nest magazine? I'm surprised more (older users) didn't lock down everything at that point.
    A big old middle finger to you, stupid Nest.
  • imagepixy_stix:
    Does anyone remember when they published user suggestions with their addresses in the nest magazine? I'm surprised more (older users) didn't lock down everything at that point.

    I do!  That's what prompted me to lose my actuall addy on here, and actually initiated my realization that if I put it out there, anyone can (and apparently will) use my info. 

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  • imagepixy_stix:
    Does anyone remember when they published user suggestions with their addresses in the nest magazine? I'm surprised more (older users) didn't lock down everything at that point.

    This was when I changed SNs and made my profile name Lucille Bluth and address 123 Nevernude Rd. :)

  • imagepixy_stix:
    Does anyone remember when they published user suggestions with their addresses in the nest magazine? I'm surprised more (older users) didn't lock down everything at that point.

    Yep, I put in a fake address. 

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  • I'm sort of shocked that so many people were using real names and addresses with the nest. I changed that ish years and years ago b/c of previous nest privacy breaches.
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