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You're right, it is a bit silly and it doesn't have to be made into a big deal. But it's also information they had no right to disclose, and furthermore is comp

You're right, it is a bit silly and it doesn't have to be made into a big deal. But it's also information they had no right to disclose, and furthermore is completely unnecessary. Why did they even need to put the person's name in the list? The owner certainly could write in with their name, and that could be used to identify the card easily.

lightcatcher 13y ago
If they weren't going to put names on the list, what would they put beyond a bunch of stats, such as "we found 455 California drivers licenses this year"? Also, if you leave your data in a public place (such as Golden Gate Park), I don't think anyone should really expect privacy. Imagine if there was no lost and found service and all of the wallets were just left in the mud after Outside Lands (this is the control case). The posting of just some of the info in the wallet online preserves privacy compared to just leaving the wallet laying on the ground. People who lose their wallets are afraid of their credit card info and cash getting stolen and don't want to have go through the process to get new documents such as a drivers license. This solution avoids all of those problems and makes it easy for people to claim their stuff. I'd much rather this site exist than not exist.
- pyre 13y ago
  > Also, if you leave your data in a public place (such as Golden Gate Park), I don't think anyone should really expect privacy Well, there's a difference between dropping your wallet, and having all of your info publicly accessible on the web...