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forwardslash · 4620 days ago · link · · parent · post: Privacy and Facebook Culture

"If you post information in a public forum you deserve to have the information abused" In my opinion, this sentiment is indicative of our culture's general penchant for victim blaming. We see this in places like the news surrounding the Trayvon Martin shooting with people saying or implying him wearing a hoodie is to blame for his death. Woman sexually assaulted? You'll see people say or imply that the woman is to blame as well ("She was asking for it").

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dublinben · 4619 days ago · link ·

I think this is a perfectly fair position on privacy. If you openly publish certain information, you simply can't consider it private any more. You might have certain rights to it, but fundamentally issues of privacy are in the users' control.

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forwardslash · 4619 days ago · link ·

I would disagree and I don't think I can put it in any better words then this article.

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dublinben · 4619 days ago · link ·

I disagree that there are any 'victims' in this situation. Publishing your personal information does not victimize you, especially when it is done voluntarily. I think that article is hyperbolic and full of false equivalencies. Nobody is being "objectified" by the creators of this app, which is only collecting publicly available information. This 'author' has an incredibly limited perspective of privacy, and can't understand how somebody else could have a different opinion on the matter.

I suggest you look for better coverage of this matter, if you think that TechCrunch hissy fit is the best there is. I'm sure whatever Jeff Jarvis has to say about it will be the most measured take on it you can find.