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As an exploit demonstration, this is at least noteworthy, maybe even interesting. Actually using it is a bit rude though; people set themselves invisible becaus
by Zak 16y ago
As an exploit demonstration, this is at least noteworthy, maybe even interesting. Actually using it is a bit rude though; people set themselves invisible because they want privacy.
- dalore 16y agoYou could say the invisible people are rude. I've had people who always set themselves to be invisible, but will still talk to you and ask you for stuff. But since they are invisible you can't initiate.
- Zak 16y agosince they are invisible you can't initiate Yes, that's the whole point of being invisible. If your friends are misusing a technical feature in a manner you consider rude, perhaps you should try talking to them about it. What if you discovered a technique to make a phone ring when the ringer is disabled or perhaps even when the phone is switched off? Using it outside of an emergency would obviously be quite rude.
- endlessvoid94 16y agoHow about instead of insisting they use the tool correctly, you learn about what it means that they're misusing it. This is a VERY common thing. It means that people tend to not want certain people initiating conversations with them, but they have no problem doing so when they need something. It's a tool, it doesn't have a correct use case. Just common and uncommon.
- Groxx 16y agoIt could also be an implicit compliment: they may be avoiding someone else, thus invisible, but still want to talk with you.
- abraham 16y agoWith Gtalk you actually can initiate. Gmail just says they are offline and will get it when they come back online. If they really are offline it essentially turns into an email.
- michaelcampbell 16y agoYou could say that. You could also say that their IM client is for their convenience, not yours.
- DjDarkman 16y agoYes, but those people usually annoy you with questions from nowhere. But if you need them, you can't tell if they are online. A lot of people are really abusing this feature this way. My method is to remove people who are offline most of the time, so that they don't get to see my online status in return. I think that online status should be mutual, if I can't see them, they shouldn't be able to see me.
- 51Cards 16y agoAgreed... interesting exploit but actually having it used on me when I chose to be invisible would be a very good reason to just remove someone from my friends list entirely.