BAD MOJO
Or "Why Data Privacy Isn't a Trivial Issue, Numbnuts."
In case you haven't grasped the Facebook / Twitter / LJ link issue yet, here it is, in short words.
You don't like the FB/Twitter/LJ integration idea, so you don't sign up for the integration. That's fine. You feel safe.
But some of your friends sign up for it. When they comment on your private LJ entries, they can send those comments through to FB and Twitter.
But they're nice people and won't post your shit all over FB where your mum, spouse, or town bullies can see it.
Then one night they click that teeny box by mistake. The dog barfed on their shoe, and they looked down at the wrong moment. Their mouse control wasn't great because they'd had a drink. The telephone made them jump. One of their friends came 'round and clicked the box for a laugh. They've got "snap to" enabled, and thought the cursor was somewhere else when they clicked.
Here's a few examples of comments that could really screw up - and in some cases END - a person's life. Potentially appearing soon on a FB status update near you, following an accidental click!: -
- "If they're threatening you because you're gay, you ought to get some help."
- "Sorry to hear about your miscarriage."
- "Sorry to hear about your husband punching you in the face."
- "Sorry to hear about your cancer." (this one's great! Your boss might fire you before he "officially" finds out you're sick, thus avoiding a lot of annoying sick leave expense!)
- "Way to go, sleeping with all those people!"
- "Hang on - you didn't use protection?"
- "I really enjoyed sex with you, Mike and Bob last night."
- "OMG the priest did what?"
- "Welcome to the sexual abuse survivors' forum!"
- "I heart twincest furry coprophagic fic too!"
- "I'm so glad to hear you've got a safe place to live in [address], where he can't find you."
In case you haven't grasped the Facebook / Twitter / LJ link issue yet, here it is, in short words.
You don't like the FB/Twitter/LJ integration idea, so you don't sign up for the integration. That's fine. You feel safe.
But some of your friends sign up for it. When they comment on your private LJ entries, they can send those comments through to FB and Twitter.
But they're nice people and won't post your shit all over FB where your mum, spouse, or town bullies can see it.
Then one night they click that teeny box by mistake. The dog barfed on their shoe, and they looked down at the wrong moment. Their mouse control wasn't great because they'd had a drink. The telephone made them jump. One of their friends came 'round and clicked the box for a laugh. They've got "snap to" enabled, and thought the cursor was somewhere else when they clicked.
Here's a few examples of comments that could really screw up - and in some cases END - a person's life. Potentially appearing soon on a FB status update near you, following an accidental click!: -
- "If they're threatening you because you're gay, you ought to get some help."
- "Sorry to hear about your miscarriage."
- "Sorry to hear about your husband punching you in the face."
- "Sorry to hear about your cancer." (this one's great! Your boss might fire you before he "officially" finds out you're sick, thus avoiding a lot of annoying sick leave expense!)
- "Way to go, sleeping with all those people!"
- "Hang on - you didn't use protection?"
- "I really enjoyed sex with you, Mike and Bob last night."
- "OMG the priest did what?"
- "Welcome to the sexual abuse survivors' forum!"
- "I heart twincest furry coprophagic fic too!"
- "I'm so glad to hear you've got a safe place to live in [address], where he can't find you."