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The simple answer is: The internet, and society, does not owe you the right to identify and find anyone you've ever met. People are entitled to their anonymity

by dedward 15y ago

The simple answer is: The internet, and society, does not owe you the right to identify and find anyone you've ever met. People are entitled to their anonymity and privacy. Just because someone went to school with me, or was buddies with me in school doesn't mean they get to know what I'm up to now or where I am, or even how to get ahold of me.....

pzxc 15y ago
That is begging the question. What if the person WANTS you to be able to find them, but they have always gone by a nickname that they can't use because facebook's policies is real-names-only?
saurik 15y ago
Well, if you think that, you also are going to be taking issue with rimantas' point as well, so it is kind of a wash. The goal of my response was to show that /if/ you agreed with rimantas (and you don't), then you actually had to support nicknames in addition to real names.
clobber 15y ago
"People are entitled to their anonymity and privacy." I wish more people would respect this- Google, Mark Zuckerberg, users. It's ironic how back in the early days of the internet, there was a sense of anonymity where people were afraid to share info online but now anyone willingly posts their most personal details for all to see because those "dumb fucks"[1] trust Mark Zuckerberg. Now, we've opened ourselves up to this: http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/06/20/now-your-embarrassingjob-threatening-facebook-photos-will-haunt-you-for-seven-years/ http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/06/20/now-your-emba... and it could come back to bite us all in the ass. 1. http://gizmodo.com/5538489/19+year+old-facebook-ceo-didnt-take-your-privacy-seriously-either http://gizmodo.com/5538489/19+year+old-facebook-ceo-didnt-ta...
stephth 15y ago
Yes! I have nothing to add to this, but I believe this is an important right, too important to up-vote this comment in silence.

by dedward 15y ago

pzxc 15y ago

That is begging the question. What if the person WANTS you to be able to find them, but they have always gone by a nickname that they can't use because facebook's policies is real-names-only?

saurik 15y ago

Well, if you think that, you also are going to be taking issue with rimantas' point as well, so it is kind of a wash. The goal of my response was to show that /if/ you agreed with rimantas (and you don't), then you actually had to support nicknames in addition to real names.

clobber 15y ago

"People are entitled to their anonymity and privacy." I wish more people would respect this- Google, Mark Zuckerberg, users. It's ironic how back in the early days of the internet, there was a sense of anonymity where people were afraid to share info online but now anyone willingly posts their most personal details for all to see because those "dumb fucks"[1] trust Mark Zuckerberg. Now, we've opened ourselves up to this: http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/06/20/now-your-embarrassingjob-threatening-facebook-photos-will-haunt-you-for-seven-years/ http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/06/20/now-your-emba... and it could come back to bite us all in the ass. 1. http://gizmodo.com/5538489/19+year+old-facebook-ceo-didnt-take-your-privacy-seriously-either http://gizmodo.com/5538489/19+year+old-facebook-ceo-didnt-ta...

stephth 15y ago

Yes! I have nothing to add to this, but I believe this is an important right, too important to up-vote this comment in silence.