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Comment by mercer

> I don’t really understand why people are so mad about their data privacy. If you publish your photos, list of friends, what you like, where you live and work, who are you merry to, then it shouldn’t be a surprise this data can be viewed by not only your neighbour but also a dodgy automated scripts.

I don't understand why I keep reading comments like this. One of the main issues is that your data could be leaked to an app developer even if just ONE of your friends installed said app. So even if you diligently made sure only your friends, or even particular friends, could see your stuff, it'd still be accessible to the app developer.

That is absolutely not something even a privacy conscious person would've expected, and absolutely enough to get mad about.

parent mercer 8 years ago

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