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* [http://foojbook.org/about/ Learn more about our rationale] for an alternative to surveillance networks like Facebook.
* [http://foojbook.org/about/ Learn more about our rationale] for an alternative to surveillance networks like Facebook.
* [http://foojbook.org/about/#whats-wrong What's wrong with Facebook, anyway?]
* [http://foojbook.org/about/#whats-wrong What's wrong with Facebook, anyway?]
* Registration is now open to all humans and lolcats :D
* Registration is open to all humans and lolcats :D
* Connections to Facebook will probably never work, for non-technical reasons. Foojbook isn't "just another Facebook-filler" and is instead an opportunity to expand your social sphere. We encourage Facebook users to join us and take the first step in a social identity outside of the [http://foojbook.org/zuckerborg Zuckerborg's control].
[[Image:Left_for_foojbook.png|thumbnail|right|Promotional avatar/profile pic]]
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== Privacy Features ==
== Privacy Features ==
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== More Features ==
== More Features ==
* Foojbook is a Friendica network.  See the full list of [http://friendica.com/features Friendica features].
* Foojbook is a Friendica network.  See the full list of [http://friendica.com/features Friendica features].
== [[Foojbook Help|Help and Recommended Settings]] ==
* In an effort to make the waters a little less murky for new users, we've got a list of [[Foojbook Help|recommended settings]].

Latest revision as of 09:39, 24 September 2013

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Register

  • Join our federated social network running on the excellent Friendica platform. We are able to communicate with other social networks while maintaining as much autonomy, privacy, and control over our data as we wish.
  • Learn more about our rationale for an alternative to surveillance networks like Facebook.
  • What's wrong with Facebook, anyway?
  • Registration is open to all humans and lolcats :D
  • Connections to Facebook will probably never work, for non-technical reasons. Foojbook isn't "just another Facebook-filler" and is instead an opportunity to expand your social sphere. We encourage Facebook users to join us and take the first step in a social identity outside of the Zuckerborg's control.
Promotional avatar/profile pic

Privacy Features

  • Server-to-server military grade message encryption
  • All items controlled by access lists (individuals and groups - allow and deny)
  • Private conversation groups - on these pages all communications are restricted to group members - similar to Google+ "circles" or Diaspora "aspects"
  • Visual group editor to manage the members of private conversation groups
  • Individuals may belong to more than one group
  • Network 'email' provides 'one-to-one' private messaging to any Friendica or Diaspora member, even those on different sites
  • Anonymous profile viewing (any of your content and/or profile information) can be disabled
  • Publishing your profile to network directories (site and global) is individually controllable
  • Private profiles with controlled visibility. You can maintain completely different personality profiles visible only to specific people.
  • Optionally "expire" old content after a certain period of time. The content is also removed from all other Friendica servers which might be holding a copy.
  • Location and other private information embedded in uploaded photos from cell phones is stripped
  • Download your personal data. It all belongs to you.

More Features

Help and Recommended Settings

  • In an effort to make the waters a little less murky for new users, we've got a list of recommended settings.