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  >Privacy has a way broader social and legal meaning than the  dictionary definition of the word.
Something made public and put on display for the world to see isn't and never was private by any possible logical definition.

>Once that zip-file spreads, making the Twitter account private becomes pointless.

And? Unlike the EU, there isn't such a thing as right to be forgotten in the USA, and for that matter, nor do I think it should be. Be careful what you put online and it will never be a problem.

I'd hate to be operating any kind of social service in the EU, when a single unauthenticated letter could completely destroy a good chunk of any social network.



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