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[pensnest]

What ho, Etsy users! Rejoice, for they have decided to become a social network and follow the sterling example of Facebook by buggering about with your privacy.

See Ars Technica for the joyful news.

An edifying quote: "I just found a woman who's Etsy profile comes up on Google as the 5th link. I was expecting 6 or 7 pages down, but it's on the very first page, right after her online resumes," wrote one concerned user on the Penny Arcade forums. "She signed up a year ago, under the old privacy policy, and hasn't logged in since 2010. And now I know what dildo she uses. Right down to the curvature and coloring."

This will not end well.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_titch/]

Yeah this change took place about 4 weeks ago I think. There was an email about it apparently but I don't tend to read them. Luckily I found out pretty quickly and changed my settings on there.

Still a douchey thing to do.

[pensnest]

At least you're a seller! They're doing this nonsense to buyers, too, which is beyond belief.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_titch/]

It is very worrying, especially for buyers. Why they don't automatically opt you out of things unless you change your mind is beyond me.

[pensnest]

It seems everybody wants to be like Facebook. :-(

[msktrnanny.livejournal.com]

Contrary to popular belief there are actually people out there that don't like Facebook. It's a pity all the nice websites out there- like Etsy- don't get that. I'll be very sad if I have to stop doing business there, it's a great atmosphere.

[pensnest]

Yeah - I have *no * desire for a Facebook or anything like it. But, I suppose, it made a great deal of money.