It's currently a trend like any other trend. There's a huge amount of the public (specifically the younger generations) both content to follow and eager to conf

It's currently a trend like any other trend. There's a huge amount of the public (specifically the younger generations) both content to follow and eager to conform and fit in. It's my guess that a huge amount of people are doing that. Of course, the whole privacy debate started because of what was viewed as an actual issue that was uncovered. While you may have the common sense to think what you post online might not remain private, many people do not understand that. When Facebook made a conscious decision to make privacy options essentially off by default, a lot of people had a problem with that. They felt tricked that they didn't have a say in the matter. As any other popular topic, it's going to have a long wind because any blogger or news outlet wanting a little extra attention is going to rewrite posts, come up with new accusations, and highly publicize every development. I'm for privacy, not because I expect it, but because I prefer to control what other people can learn about me. The real issues with privacy are situations like an abusive ex-husband being able to relocate his wife due to a privacy breach or a private matter publicized. I hate those posts too, I'm tired of them but it's not going to go away and the best you can do is ignore. When this issue is over, there will be another equally unreasonable issue making headlines.