You don’t want to claim me as your mother?

Recently, I got an invitation from my mom on Facebook to list her as my mother through the Family Tree App. I declined the request then got an email with the subject – “You don’t want to claim me as your mother on Facebook?” So I scrabble to find my cell phone, hit the speed dial to my mom armed with my shovel to start digging myself out of a hole. I explained that by identifying her as my mother on Facebook I was holding up a sign in big letters providing an answer to the most commonly used security question – What is your mother’s maiden name? Not to say I don’t trust the people I’m friends with on Facebook, but how do I know they are friends and not some secret crazy hacker. To make matters worse, I’m also giving the company running the app through Facebook the same information.

So, I am sorry to say this, but yes, mom, I don’t want to claim you as my mother on Facebook (via an app).

Let’s break it down Barney style: How to remo
ve an application

Follow the directions below.

• Click the little arrow right of the Home button on the top right of any Facebook page then click Account Setting.
• Next, click the apps button from the menu on the left. This will bring up an entire list of applications with an edit and X (for delete) for each application.
• Click the X to remove the application from your profile or edit to edit the access of the application to your Facebook profile.
• Most applications require a certain amount of information to be require but other information can be edited such as the time of day the application accesses your information.