COLUMNIST–DATELINEAMERICA
Do‘Twits’careaboutprivacy?
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is DMI – Dateline America 48.
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impartedandopportunitiesfor heisontosomething. minutiaeoflifeplusveryprivate
networkingprovided.Ialways thoughtsquitewillingly
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using ensuringprivacyremains indulgeinTwitterbysending
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filesenough thanhorror. all.Dotheycareaboutprivacy?
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andill-willthis beingadoptedwithsuchwild Chatrooms–haveyouread
creates. abandonthatitishardto thestuffonthese?Believeme,
Absolutely believethesearejustpassing therearenosecrets,especially
right!PerhapsI’ll fads–asoncetelevisionwas insmalltownsandvillages.
devoteafuture considered.Andacceptanceis Now,askyourself:Doyou
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Theother,and it’snotjustthe‘tweens,teens privacy?Orisitavery
andthosegenerationsending subjective‘caring’?Iguessit
withletters.Andthetypeof dependsuponwhetheryouhave
personalinformationwillingly anythingtobeprivateabout.
beingexchangedthroughthese Rightnow,intheUS,with
channelsmayindeedindicate emphasisonallthereal-time
thattheissueofprivacyisnot formsofsocialandbusiness
asimportantasitoncewas. communication,manypeople
Let’slookatthisstuff. don’tcare.Somedo;Idon’t.In
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