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Privacy on the 'net

Unfortunately, anything we write on the Internet is fair game for public viewing, no matter which web site, or what type of web site, it is. Anyone can join this blog under the premise of being a quilter. There is no way to really screen people. I never post private information about myself, that cannot be accessed elsewhere on the internet by anyone. I also don't post anything sensitive, because it can all come back and bite us you-know-where in the future.

We really don't know who is reading this stuff, or from which countries. I just learned, yesterday, that Facebook has recently sold peoples' private data to advertisers, etc., without permission. That is just plain WRONG, but I wouldn't be surprised if other groups do it, too. Facebook also has ownership rights to use any photo a person puts on their FB page. It's all in the fine print when one starts an account and hits "I Agree."

The Internet is a lot like the old party-line telephone system with gossipy people who share the same line. Anyone can listen in .... er .... read it, copy it, and share it elsewhere. Poster beware.

posted by Doris W. in TN @ 4:11 PM