Is FB the new BB?

In a time when identity theft is an ongoing concern, it is disturbing to discover that Facebook is requiring proof of identity in the form of a government issued photo ID, in color no less.  When, I ask you, did Facebook become Big Brother? 

I am not on Facebook, not now, not ever, nor will I be.  I could be snide about my reasons for not being part of it, but I'll let it go by saying I value my privacy too much.   Oversharing the minutiae of daily life is simply another form of narcissism.  That goes for Twitter as well. 

But, I digress.  When any social media demands proof of identity - with the assurance that said uploaded proof will be deleted after verification, to which I say "Prove it." - it's time to pull the plug.  No one died and made Mark Zuckerberg Big Brother.   By complying with his outrageous request, you have given him the power, and permission, to invade your life.  Your choice to participate, but go in with your eyes wide open. 

Recently I've been rewatching "Good Night, and Good Luck" the 2005 movie about Edward R. Murrow exposing the atrocities committed by Senator Joseph McCarthy in McCarthy's Senate investigation of purported Communists in the 1950's.  If Murrow were alive and broadcasting today, would he take on Facebook?  I certainly hope so and I would applaud him for doing it.

I say FB is spinach, and I say to hell with it.

Penny Pincher