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Isn't the best analogy for the public square the entire internet, not just Facebook? If you stand in the section of the public square next to Facebook and they
by bduerst 7y ago
Isn't the best analogy for the public square the entire internet, not just Facebook?
If you stand in the section of the public square next to Facebook and they listen in, then it's no different than standing by any other website. It's true FB is popular and present in a large portion of the square, but they're not entirely unavoidable in the public square.
It's also true that others can talk about you and share your information in the public square and Facebook will pick it up, but now we're dealing with control over your own information in the public square, which is a different topic altogether.
- llukas 7y agoIf somebody follows you even in public space all the time then in most countries it is considered stalking and penalized.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoAs it should be with on-line tracking too. This intuition, that on-line tracking is akin to meatspace stalking, is behind some of the arguments against that tracking.
- bduerst 7y agoExcept tracking pixels aren't following you, they already exist on the properties you choose to visit. It's more analogous to mass surveillance of the public square with security cameras. Most stalking laws apply to a single person who is targeting an individual, in the effort to harass, incite fear, or some other malevolent intent.