What kinds of systems are in place to make sure private information stays private? Facebook invites so many people to spill their personal lives on the internet, and many of them are under the impression they have privacy and control over their data. When this trust is gone, everything about facebook will go through a mental-filter consisting of "What happens when Facebook's permissions bug-out, and my boss has full access to my profile?", and conversations will go the way of small-talk. I guess that's what people should be asking, but it seems only the tech-savvy realize there is no privacy.
Be assured that Facebook's permissions will bug out time and time again. Just like when Facebook changes or adds a new feature - permissions get clawed back to being public.
Why are people so forgetful about this? Maybe the answer is similar to why some people stay in abusive relationships.
> Maybe the answer is similar to why some people stay in abusive relationships.
As someone who was in an abusive relationship for a couple years, who found himself giving everything for nothing in return and not understanding why everything sucked: I can sort of see your point. The bits and pieces are there. But it's a really, really stretched metaphor.
Abusive relationships involve deeply personal manipulation and that's why they get such a hold over you. Consumer apathy is not even close to being directly convinced by someone you love - often using your own fears against you - to stop caring about your own needs.
