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That's exactly the kind of response I wanted to achieve. > It makes no sense being all semantic about it Does it really not? Look, you're commenting on an art
by cheatercheater 14y ago
That's exactly the kind of response I wanted to achieve.
> It makes no sense being all semantic about it
Does it really not? Look, you're commenting on an article which states that Facebook leaks our privacy. Don't you happen to notice that it does so because everyone is considered a friend? This ambiguity and lack of precision in defining the personal relationship to people you are in contact with, coupled with simply assuming by default that everyone's your trusted friend and can be given access to the most private details of your life is exactly what causes "privacy leaks". It's a social mechanism, and granted - if every user were to set up his privacy options in the perfect way - they wouldn't be happening. But we're only human, and on many levels, some of them subconscious, it's difficult for us to keep in mind that a friend may, in fact, not be a friend.
- grandalf 14y agoI don't disagree, but isn't that the same problem we face when we mentally classify someone as a "friend"? We might always be wrong, mightn't we?