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"kids to Facebook, blithely assuming that they are free from the roaming eyes of some sexual predator." Here's where I stopped caring about what he had to say.
by bena 17y ago
"kids to Facebook, blithely assuming that they are free from the roaming eyes of some sexual predator."
Here's where I stopped caring about what he had to say. It's the first point he jumps to: "Think of the kids". And then he goes on to equate a site changing its privacy settings to Perrier giving people cancer and Tylenol killing people.
Hello sensationalism.
- brolewis 17y agoWhile I read past the "think of the kids" argument, I was disappointed analogy of the locksmith. The locksmith didn't unlock the doors while you were sleeping. To follow the analogy, there would have been something over the lock requiring you to either allow the locksmith to unlock the door or to keep the locking mechanism functioning as is.
- epochwolf 17y agoGiven that facebook reset my application blocklist, application privacy settings, and some other settings after I told it not to, I find the locksmith analogy to be accurate. In fact it would be as if the locksmith offered to unlock all my doors and windows and unlocked them after I told him not to.
- bena 17y agoWell, that and Facebook never claimed to be your house (or a reasonable analog of that model). Hell, if you sent a letter to Penthouse with your full name and address, you could hardly be upset if Penthouse decided to print your letter in full and your boss saw what an "active imagination" you have. Even if their policy was to previously anonymize all letters and starting with this issue they decided to reverse that decision. You have willingly entrusted your private details to a third party that has no stake in your well-being or privacy. Stop being surprised when they act as such.