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Re: Wordpress “Socialize Me!” Plugin Connects Your Blog

Wayne Smallman — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:49:32 -0000

Jesse, thanks for the mention.

To get the Plugin working, you need to come to your 'blog from wherever you have a listing â say StumbleUpon, for example.

Guys, all of your privacy issues have been covered in my follow-up to Socialize Me! which you can read by clicking my name.

Jesse, if you're still stuck, go to my Facebook Page and have a look in the Discussions. A couple of issues have been dealt with there.

Speak soon and all the best!

Re: Wordpress “Socialize Me!” Plugin Connects Your Blog

Jesse Stay — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:56:31 -0000

That's not my point. My point is there's no way I can tell what your password is or any of your personal information. There's nothing insecure or private about it.

So I take it the plugin's working for you?

Re: Wordpress “Socialize Me!” Plugin Connects Your Blog

Matthew Reinbold — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:46:26 -0000

So, according to your argument, if you should suddenly come across a pile of money sitting in the street its ok to use it for your own purposes? Who has created the way things are is irrelevant - its what you personally choose to do with the information.

Re: Wordpress “Socialize Me!” Plugin Connects Your Blog

Jesse Stay — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:41:22 -0000

Matt,

Oh come on - you're saying it's my fault (or the plugin's fault) that Facebook or Bebo or others are storing cookies on your computer? It's not like I'm reading your password information or anything - it's something supported by the browser and welcomed by the development community. If there's an issue, I suggest you take that up with W3C or Facebook or Bebo for making that information available. It's not like I'm hacking your information or anything.

Re: Wordpress “Socialize Me!” Plugin Connects Your Blog

Matthew Reinbold — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:21:04 -0000

You don't think people will be creeped out that you're fishing their computer's cookies? You've got that Amazon badge that must have picked up my name - that weirded me out enough.

I think you overestimate people's enthusiasm for being always connected, all the time. If it was opt-in when somebody arrives on your page then more power to you. But there's no need to go digging around in my machine to see where else I've been when you don't need to know that. Let's maintain that last fascade of privacy.