Part of the issue is the term public. OKCupid does not allow everyone to see everything. Many people have their profiles set so that only logged in users can se

Part of the issue is the term public. OKCupid does not allow everyone to see everything. Many people have their profiles set so that only logged in users can see any of their information. Is this information public because anyone could create a free account? OKCupid works by asking you question and trying to find matches based on how you answered them. Other users can see your answers to questions that they have also answered. Is this information public? Choosing to share your information with a group that could contain anyone is not the same as choosing to share your information with everyone. Another issue has to do with the expected lifetime of the information. Users on OKCupid expect that when they remove their accounts the information is no longer available to anyone.