6th July 2010, 8:59 PM
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Hmm... this is messed up. Stripping people of their anonymity? Well, they'll still get a lot of comments, but a whole category of people called "cautious" aren't going to be heard.
Oh, and by the way, do you really think that a name alone isn't enough to find someone?
http://www.spokeo.com
Put your name in there. Think about how many people online you've casually mentioned the state you live in to, assured in the knowledge that THAT'S not enough information to find you. Now be terrified.
Yep, it's that easy. There's a reason I have never bothered with the social networking sites. Starcraft II may be a fun game, but I won't be using this "RealID" system. Well, I might, but I'll be making up a nickname to put in my "put your real name here" slot like I always do.
Hmm... this is messed up. Stripping people of their anonymity? Well, they'll still get a lot of comments, but a whole category of people called "cautious" aren't going to be heard.
Oh, and by the way, do you really think that a name alone isn't enough to find someone?
http://www.spokeo.com
Put your name in there. Think about how many people online you've casually mentioned the state you live in to, assured in the knowledge that THAT'S not enough information to find you. Now be terrified.
Yep, it's that easy. There's a reason I have never bothered with the social networking sites. Starcraft II may be a fun game, but I won't be using this "RealID" system. Well, I might, but I'll be making up a nickname to put in my "put your real name here" slot like I always do.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)