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I saw discussion of this a while back but unfortunately can't find the original link. The essence of the argument boils down to the purpose of privacy settings
by svachalek 14y ago
I saw discussion of this a while back but unfortunately can't find the original link. The essence of the argument boils down to the purpose of privacy settings on postings; the concept of an "everybody can see this except Bob" setting is completely stupid from a traditional security perspective, but it makes sense if you're planning a surprise party. You don't expect Bob is going to try to circumvent the security AT ALL because it's like punching through a wet paper bag. It's like subtly tapping your watch at a party. It's not an unbreakable code, it doesn't need to be, it isn't meant to be.
- compsciphd 14y agoLet's say you're upset with someone, want to vent so say it anonymously and restrict said person from seeing it, so you can vent publicly, and not embarrass anyone (presuming people wont be able to figure out via the post itself who you are talking about). Because of this, your efforts might be wasted.
- mkopinsky 14y agoOTOH, if you vented publicly about someone, it might be useful for me to know who NOT to repeat the rant to.
- unreal37 14y agoAs soon as that person sees your Facebook account using the mobile phone of another friend of yours, the jig is up. Don't "vent publicly". Vent privately. If you do this a lot, you will have publicly offended a lot of friends of yours and it will backfire one day. One day someone will know who you are venting about, and copy it and send it to them just for fun.