UK Commission Explains That Public Tweets Are Public
from the in-case-you-were-wondering dept
Apparently, a woman in the UK didn't seem to realize that her Twitter account was public. After finding out some of her Twitter messages were picked up and mentioned in some newspapers, she complained that this was a violation of her privacy rights. This resulted in a case before the Press Complaints Commission, who explained that information that you put out publicly is not private info. Thanks for clearing that up. Public info is public. Good to know.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Yeah, yeah... I had to say it.
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The same way someone was bound to bring that law suit. They just didn't do it for the lulz.
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Why people put information on public forums and expect privacy?
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/sarc
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That would make his wagon a freetard.
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Ever wondered why it's always 20 years away?
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it's all relative
People sit in their private homes and type words on their computers for their friends to read. The same way people not so long ago typed letters that they put into envelopes, stamped and dropped in a mailbox. Just because many people use computers is no guarantee they understand them.
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The thing to remember is that everyone who joins Twitter has an obligation to know what it is. I mean, they even have an option to make their posts private. What more do you want? A Twitter employee to come to your home and explain it to you?
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Is she cute?
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citation needed
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CNN: Granddaughter wants share of Einstein estate profits
WTF!?
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I always wonder if Tomoyo's Room is the source of this.
http://manga.clone-army.org/t42r.php?page=207&lang=
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example, off a random hashtag search:
screen name: sl33stak
user name: Jamie A MacDonald
@TechCrunch I prefer MY #Kickstarter project of #Detroit http://kck.st/e93ANp Well..If you're into #Photography anyways.
7 minutes ago via Echofon
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Journo should have asked for permission, or it's theft.
Reproducing someone's tweets without consent is irresponsible.
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Long Cat
Because long cat is loooooooooooooong.
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