Posted by kaylabear on April 22, 2010, at 23:55:16
re: Place your cursor on the zero between the two facebook and twitter icons, note "view status on Twittermeme" and click on the zero, where you will find posts being recorded and stored.
In the previous post, you said a welcome message is sent on twitter for the new members. BUT WHAT YOU DID NOT TELL THEM OR US IS THAT EVERY SINGLE WORD WRITTEN THERAFTER IS BEING RECORDED AND STORED IN AN ONLINE DATABASE AS A MEME on Twittermeme. This is misleading to say the least.
Besides that, you make changes after people register and read disclosures, which become more confusing and complicated, and do not notify members of changes you keep making. Also, you have added disclosures AFTER you shared others information here.
It is also misleading because although the comment is placed on twittermeme, a zero is still indicated, leading people to think their posts are not being tweeted, when in fact, they are covertly transfered to the site.
Your disclaimer that you can do anything you want with members' posts is both misleading (coming from a mental health professional) and would not hold up in court, as disclaimers never do. If they did, everyone could have a sign at their business or home saying they can do what they want, have no responsibility for what happens to others as a result, and have no liability for harm done. Those disclosures do not hold up in court and it seems you are unaware of this. You will find out soon though, I suppose the hard way.
I believe what you are doing as a psychiatrist is unethical, and you should at the very least, announce how you are collecting and transferring all words written by members to a non-mental health oriented public online database and social network. This linked, stamped information, once it leaves here, may be out of yours and anyone else's control after it leaves here.
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