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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
Meh. Anyone who expects privacy in a public domain is an idiot. Anyone who expects privacy on the internet is delusional. Hell, even those who expect 100% privacy on a home computer that's connected to the internet kid themselves.
Any info you put out on the internet can be viewed by millions of others and used for whatever purposes. Even pictures in the Exhibition forum here can be used against the person who posted them - which is why I never post there. Who knows if any of the people I know are part of this community.
Bottom line is that if anyone wants to know more about you, they can find out tons of information quite easily. Case in point: college directories. For example, University of Illinois directory is open for anyone to look through and lists every student's phone number, name and address. Using that data, you can find out even more info about them (Facebook & MySpace anyone?).
Spooky.
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yep... EXACTLY.
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Woman denied degree over photo, sues university
MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A woman denied a teaching degree on the eve of graduation because of a MySpace photo has sued the university.
Millersville University instead granted Stacy Snyder a degree in English last year after learning of her Web-published picture, which bore the caption "Drunken Pirate."
"I dreamed about being a teacher for a long time," said Snyder, 27, who now works as a nanny. (Watch Snyder describe how she cried for a week over decision )
The photo, taken at a 2005 Halloween party, shows Snyder wearing a pirate hat while drinking from a plastic "Mr. Goodbar" cup. It was posted on her own MySpace site.
Although Snyder apologized, she learned the day before graduation that she would not be awarded an education degree or teaching certificate.
Jane S. Bray, dean of the School of Education, accused Snyder of promoting underage drinking, the suit states.
The federal lawsuit seeks at least $75,000 in damages. Millersville spokeswoman Janet Kacskos referred questions to a state System of Higher Education spokesman, who declined comment.
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While she may be "right" it still doesn't avoid the hassle and time it takes. I have the freedoms to do lots of things, but that doesn't mean I do them because I'd rather not have the hassle.
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