What I fail to understand about this whole privacy outcry on Facebook is why people thought it was some lock box under their bed in the first place. It's a pub

What I fail to understand about this whole privacy outcry on Facebook is why people thought it was some lock box under their bed in the first place. It's a public web site and the main focus of it is to (key word here) SHARE information with your social network. Why would you even consider putting something that you feel is private on this site in the first place? I've only been using the site for a few months now when I caved after seeing all my friends scheduling things on it but that's really all it is. A place to talk to all my friends (technical and non-technical) at once. If you have some private pictures to share with them or something to tell them privately just send it in an email or tell it to them next time you see each other.