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Can someone explain to me why is this more exciting than telling me the my browser history can seen by other people?

• Amorymeltzer 11y ago
  Showing, in real-time, what you are visiting is a much more visceral punch than "telling." I think people forget/whitewash their history, especially the quick diversions away from what they should be doing. I'm already nervous for this stranger about using Facebook and Twitter on "work-mac."
  • TeMPOraL 11y ago
    > I'm already nervous for this stranger about using Facebook and Twitter on "work-mac." This is a kind of hypocrisy we really need to get over as a civilization. Almost every office worker browses Facebook, Twitter, eBay and equivalents for significant amount of work time. Let's just admit it and stop caring about it. Trying to fight it only destroys office morale. Private browsing is often an important part of maintaining a mental hygiene in the workplace.
    • niuboshi 11y ago
      Two points here. I don't have a Facebook account (probably never will), so I suspect the Facebook hits were mostly from Salon. On the browsing Twitter stuff, I'm kind of fortunate. Since this hit here and on Boing Boing, I've been following along (and have been pleasantly surprised at how nice the internet is). But, I'm in academia, and this very tangentially counts as "work." But yes, I also agree, people are doing this, and they'll continue to do so at work. As for how that fits with your model of a productive workplace, YMMV.