Breach of Privacy
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by
Munzly
10. Sep 2007 @ 05:56:43 |
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The birthday calendar was added as a response to wishes of our bloggers. Of course we cannot satisfy the wishes of every individual blogger, so we listen to what the majority wants. In responding to the desires of the majority, it is possible that in so doing we upset a minority.
We would like to remind you that the birthday calendar is strictly a friends-only feature - only the people you choose as friends will see your birthday. And user ages have always been displayed on the 'Users online' box. Of course, you can select a fake birth date if you wish.
Birthday reminders are an integral part of almost all of the major internet communities - mySpace, bebo, etc all have them. We, like the aforementioned communities, feel that it is a useful tool in creating a friendlier community atmosphere.
At the moment the birthday reminders are not optional, however since there are some bloggers who do not like it, the tech team has informed me that it will be optional at some point in the future. However we cannot give a specific timeframe for this.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
 | la_spice [Member] 2007-09-10 @ 12:30 |
I'd like to agree with my blogfriends and add the following:
The point that it is a friends only feature is fine but think it through - someone notes a friends birthday - innocently sends a public greeting and voila!
The point that "the birthday calendar was added as a response to wishes of our bloggers" - what percentage of bloggers have requested this facility?
Finally - real friends let each other know when it's their birthday if and when they want to thus creating the "friendlier community atmosphere" of their own choosing!
Marian Barker (aka La_spice)
2007-09-10 @ 11:57