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In reply to the discussion: People on Facebook... [View all]Orrex
(63,435 posts)61. "Wittingly" has nothing to do with it.
If you're the person who has read every last word of their Terms of Service, then you'd probably be the first one in history to do so.
It would not surprise me to learn that Verizon's ToS include something along the lines of "user data shall be subject to reasonable review," which is about all they'd need in order to hand your entire call history to the NSA.
I recently had occasion to ask around two dozen people in my office if they'd read every word of their contracts w/ their cell providers. None had done so--myself included--and most hadn't read a word of their agreements outside of the net total fee per month.
Very little is done "wittingly" in our society, especially when it comes to reading 15 pages of 6-point-font legalese.
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Anyone who has an expectation of privacy on Facebook is dealing with a deck missing all of the face
yellowcanine
Jun 2013
#2
so we should all go off the grid? not use phones? not use email although its required for day
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2013
#48
"People on Facebook..." presumably have voluntarily and wittingly posted their info/photos.
WinkyDink
Jun 2013
#58