Posted by one woman cine on April 19, 2007, at 14:17:43
In reply to Public websites, posted by Meri-Tuuli on April 19, 2007, at 13:28:07
>>>Of course, with regard to babble, this information should not be posted without the consent of the website owner, that goes without saying. But really, outside of babble, the public website owner has no control over who/or what people will do with the information. Thats just something that has to be accepted if you have information on a public website that is findable with simple search terms in google, I'm afraid.
& if it is posted without permission, what then? - because I post on a forum, my personal info should be all over the place? Even when I don't want it to be?
The rationale, "well, it's public - therefore it's information anyone can lay claim to it" (as well as misuse and abuse) is not exactly fair now, is it?
You're info is your info - if you put it there, that's one thing (& you should have the power to REMOVE IT (!) if you wish, not rely on bob to do so) - & what goes up in one place does not necessarily mean I want it posted somewhere else.
& what if you're personal info is out there because so-and-so called you and they didn't like the conversation - or whatever - it seems like everything and anything is fair game over the internet.
You have beef with your neighbor, you can smear them publicly, you have a disagreement with a health care provider, you can smear them too.
It's not fair, meri - there are limits as to what constitutes fair game and what doesn't. One cannot hide behind an anonymous posting name - all the while wreaking havoc on very public people.
I ask you, to put yourself in someone elses position. Do you work - how would you like your place of employment to find out certain things about you - or your pdoc - or therapist? Or boyfriend?
I very much doubt you would enjoy that. Very much.
People link to other things all the time - I have posted helpful things only to have come back to haunt me - because someone with very malicious intentions had other ideas on how the info is used.
My info is my info & woe to the individuals who choose to misuse it. I do not take kindly to having my privacy violated.
poster:one woman cine
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