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By this logic, 'The argument isn't "Instagram is publishing people's locations," it's "People are allowing lots of services, Instagram among them, to publish th
by jobposter1234 12y ago
By this logic,
'The argument isn't "Instagram is publishing people's locations," it's "People are allowing lots of services, Instagram among them, to publish their location, and it's harder to participate in modern society while reliably opting out of all of them."'
shouldn't only people who would opt-out of a phonebook listing be concerned? I would definitely not be in that group, but am concerned with the modern situation. I see the automated and large scale compilation and cross-referencing of these data as the dangerous part.
- bdevani 12y agoI think what's missing here is that generally a phonebook requires that I know your first and last name, that you be the person listed in the phone book (and not, say, their kid or even their spouse), and that I can choose you from all the other Michael Smiths in the book. Lastly, even then, your address is not updated by the second. It could be out of date. And I certainly wouldn't know what your living room looked like. Instagram et.al provides your actual location. Often, at that very moment. Not the same at all.
- jobposter1234 12y agoAlso, as I recall, the white pages usually only published names and numbers. Some people had addresses included. Yellow Pages was only business listings, which included addresses obviously, but I think that's a feature not a bug. Anyone know what % of white pages listings had addresses?
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