Comments on: Social networks? Meh, privacy shmivacy http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/ a canadian in finland blogging about sustainability, business and 'la vie' in general of a twentysomething optimist Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:44:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rapleaf changed their opt-out policy « janeporter.ca http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-321 Rapleaf changed their opt-out policy « janeporter.ca Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:47:56 +0000 http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-321 [...] on the last posts about social network privacy: RapLeaf has changed their opt-out [...] [...] on the last posts about social network privacy: RapLeaf has changed their opt-out [...]

]]> By: mattroberts http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-312 mattroberts Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:00:33 +0000 http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-312 They took down my info and have changed their policies after my blog posting... your info is now up there :P They took down my info and have changed their policies after my blog posting… your info is now up there :P

]]> By: James T http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-302 James T Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:43:00 +0000 http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-302 I completely agree that it's borderline TOA violation but people themselves are just as much at fault for putting everything out there. Just about every networking site nowadays requires you to register - often with a mass of personal information (**Read the disclaimers on their privacy info!!**) which is then sold (or given) to marketing companies in many instances. With downloading software, online purchases with your credit card, etc. - people need to be more aware of what information they are freely giving away. It is also hugely concerning to see people putting pictures of their children on places like facebook, myspace, etc. Perhaps that's just me being me, but it seems like a precursor to how kids end up missing. Just my two cents. Good luck in Finland. And yes, that picture does look like Thunder Bay! I completely agree that it’s borderline TOA violation but people themselves are just as much at fault for putting everything out there. Just about every networking site nowadays requires you to register – often with a mass of personal information (**Read the disclaimers on their privacy info!!**) which is then sold (or given) to marketing companies in many instances. With downloading software, online purchases with your credit card, etc. – people need to be more aware of what information they are freely giving away. It is also hugely concerning to see people putting pictures of their children on places like facebook, myspace, etc. Perhaps that’s just me being me, but it seems like a precursor to how kids end up missing.

Just my two cents.
Good luck in Finland.
And yes, that picture does look like Thunder Bay!

]]> By: Please take down my information. « mattroberts.com http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-300 Please take down my information. « mattroberts.com Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:35:10 +0000 http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-300 [...] 5th, 2007 · No Comments Yesterday, I read about RapLeaf over on Jane Porters Blog. Not all that impressed i decided to see if my name was included…. Being famous (ahem) it of [...] [...] 5th, 2007 · No Comments Yesterday, I read about RapLeaf over on Jane Porters Blog. Not all that impressed i decided to see if my name was included…. Being famous (ahem) it of [...]

]]> By: Johnny http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-295 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:09:54 +0000 http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-295 hi jane. good stuff. welcome back. hi jane. good stuff. welcome back.

]]> By: Jay Godse http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-293 Jay Godse Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:24:28 +0000 http://janeporter.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/social-networks-meh-privacy-shmivacy/#comment-293 Interesting...I smell a juicy privacy tort lawsuit. If Rapleaf just trolls the 'net for information that is truly public and organizing it by email, it is no better than Google/Yahoo/Microsoft at the search game. If, however, they use membership in social networks to compile the information, then they may be violating terms and conditions of membership. Even if they aren't violating the specific terms and condition, if they willingly commit a "wrong" against somebody with respect to privacy, they could be fair game for a privacy tort lawsuit. However, since they don't have any money, the top 3 richest social networks from which they harvest their information will get nailed instead. Can you spell MySpace, LinkedIn, and Flickr? Interesting…I smell a juicy privacy tort lawsuit. If Rapleaf just trolls the ‘net for information that is truly public and organizing it by email, it is no better than Google/Yahoo/Microsoft at the search game. If, however, they use membership in social networks to compile the information, then they may be violating terms and conditions of membership. Even if they aren’t violating the specific terms and condition, if they willingly commit a “wrong” against somebody with respect to privacy, they could be fair game for a privacy tort lawsuit.

However, since they don’t have any money, the top 3 richest social networks from which they harvest their information will get nailed instead. Can you spell MySpace, LinkedIn, and Flickr?

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