[Public-List] Privacy Issues?

[Brennan Carney]

I do not have a facebook for my own reasons, but if you want to justify not
having a group there based on "privacy issues" you seriously need to
rethink your position. What secrets would you post that would be
detrimental to your existence if they were found out? If that's the case,
perhaps the internet is not the best place for those. Even in this list,
there is no way to vet for all of the group members. Furthermore, facebook
only has the information that you give them. As I recall, they only ask for
your e-mail address... no credit card numbers, no social security, no
account numbers, etc. Also, in the days when I did have a facebook, I
never received a single spam message from them. As to tracking, I seriously
do not see how the corporate world could use my fondness for old boats to
their marketing advantage. I'm all for not having a facebook account, (it's
a waste of time, annoying shrines to mediocrity, etc.) but consider the
positions based on realistic issues and not some unfounded fears that
quickly deteriorate under the light of scrutiny. "It's new and I don't like
it" is hardly an adept argument.