Comments on: Backing Out … “Gracefully” http://moof.blogsplot.net/2009/02/17/backing-out-gracefully/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:49:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Moof http://moof.blogsplot.net/2009/02/17/backing-out-gracefully/comment-page-1/#comment-133964 Moof Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:21:54 +0000 http://moof.blogsplot.net/?p=925#comment-133964 Mr. Lynn, I've been thinking about your reply for quite a while, and I've decided to rein in most of my comments ... however there is one point that I would like to make: <blockquote>Luckily I have passionate people like you that are fighting for my privacy</blockquote> It worries me that someone with a web site called "ERM and HIPAA" would be so nonchalant about privacy ... If Facebook, or anyone else, infringes on my privacy, I'm done with them, because if I really believe in what I'm saying - I won't aid and abet those who want to be greedy at the expense of my work, or of my private life. 'Nuf said. Mr. Lynn, I’ve been thinking about your reply for quite a while, and I’ve decided to rein in most of my comments … however there is one point that I would like to make:

Luckily I have passionate people like you that are fighting for my privacy

It worries me that someone with a web site called “ERM and HIPAA” would be so nonchalant about privacy …

If Facebook, or anyone else, infringes on my privacy, I’m done with them, because if I really believe in what I’m saying – I won’t aid and abet those who want to be greedy at the expense of my work, or of my private life.

‘Nuf said.

]]> By: John Lynn http://moof.blogsplot.net/2009/02/17/backing-out-gracefully/comment-page-1/#comment-133569 John Lynn Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:42:00 +0000 http://moof.blogsplot.net/?p=925#comment-133569 It's always more fun as long as we can respectfully disagree. I think you may be missing the point of facebook. If facebook is just about playing with superpoke pets and taking quizzes, then you should stop using it. To me, it's not about those things at all. It's about connecting and staying connected with my friends from the past which are located all over the world. This reconnection is invaluable and fantastic. I appreciate your concern of putting all your photos, blog posts etc on there. If you feel that way, then don't post them up there. That's fine. I unconsciously did the same by just never uploading anything to facebook and pointing people to my personal blog as needed, desired and requested. However, I'm not going to throw out the baby with the nasty bath water. I'll keep enjoying the good and continue to be cautious with how I use it knowing full well that it's possible that something I post on facebook might get out. Luckily I have passionate people like you that are fighting for my privacy. It’s always more fun as long as we can respectfully disagree.

I think you may be missing the point of facebook. If facebook is just about playing with superpoke pets and taking quizzes, then you should stop using it. To me, it’s not about those things at all. It’s about connecting and staying connected with my friends from the past which are located all over the world. This reconnection is invaluable and fantastic.

I appreciate your concern of putting all your photos, blog posts etc on there. If you feel that way, then don’t post them up there. That’s fine. I unconsciously did the same by just never uploading anything to facebook and pointing people to my personal blog as needed, desired and requested.

However, I’m not going to throw out the baby with the nasty bath water. I’ll keep enjoying the good and continue to be cautious with how I use it knowing full well that it’s possible that something I post on facebook might get out.

Luckily I have passionate people like you that are fighting for my privacy.

]]> By: Moof http://moof.blogsplot.net/2009/02/17/backing-out-gracefully/comment-page-1/#comment-133562 Moof Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:17:45 +0000 http://moof.blogsplot.net/?p=925#comment-133562 Mr. Lynn, you're welcome to have your own opinion, however I respectfully disagree with you. I believe that our intellectual property, and our privacy, is something worth fighting for. Playing with SuperPoke Pets and taking quizzes is not worth seeing my personal photos or blog posts used in a FaceBook advertisement. Furthermore, it makes no sense to have a social networking site that allows you the choice of keeping your information private, sharing it with contacts, or sharing it with specific groups ... if they're going to just take it from you and share it with the entire world, with no means of opting out, or of any for of remuneration. We have to get the message out that this sort of thing will not be tolerated, and we have to be untiring against the flood of greed. <i>Definitely worth it.</i> Mr. Lynn, you’re welcome to have your own opinion, however I respectfully disagree with you. I believe that our intellectual property, and our privacy, is something worth fighting for.

Playing with SuperPoke Pets and taking quizzes is not worth seeing my personal photos or blog posts used in a FaceBook advertisement.

Furthermore, it makes no sense to have a social networking site that allows you the choice of keeping your information private, sharing it with contacts, or sharing it with specific groups … if they’re going to just take it from you and share it with the entire world, with no means of opting out, or of any for of remuneration.

We have to get the message out that this sort of thing will not be tolerated, and we have to be untiring against the flood of greed. Definitely worth it.

]]> By: John Lynn http://moof.blogsplot.net/2009/02/17/backing-out-gracefully/comment-page-1/#comment-133557 John Lynn Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:07:49 +0000 http://moof.blogsplot.net/?p=925#comment-133557 No way. Facebook provides me way too much value to back out. They can do what they want with my information. Google already has it indexed anyway. I can't believe you'd go to all this effort when even all of what you listed above isn't enough to remove it all. Considering the way the internet cache's things, your data is still around. I suggest we all embrace it and enjoy the cool benefits of using a site like Facebook. No way. Facebook provides me way too much value to back out. They can do what they want with my information. Google already has it indexed anyway. I can’t believe you’d go to all this effort when even all of what you listed above isn’t enough to remove it all. Considering the way the internet cache’s things, your data is still around. I suggest we all embrace it and enjoy the cool benefits of using a site like Facebook.

]]> By: Cathy http://moof.blogsplot.net/2009/02/17/backing-out-gracefully/comment-page-1/#comment-133427 Cathy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:41:52 +0000 http://moof.blogsplot.net/?p=925#comment-133427 Moof, This all makes me glad I never really got into facebook. I never even filled out my profile there. I am to distrustful, and this is one time I am now glad that I am. Moof, This all makes me glad I never really got into facebook. I never even filled out my profile there. I am to distrustful, and this is one time I am now glad that I am.

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