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That little thing (sometimes huge thing) people put at the end of their emails that "this is confidential" is also pointless as you cannot enter into a confidentiality agreement that way.
Please people, 3-line signatures.
The fact is that I'm not sure that people totally believe what they are doing will hold up in a court of law. The thought that it might and it is so easy to do, coupled with the herd mentality (all of their friends are doing it), make posting something like this seem to have no downside, but only upside. After all, wouldn't you hate to be the one rube whose privacy is invaded because you didn't simply post something…
Your last point is actually quite alarming: I have often been told that in order to be successful, I should surround myself with people much smarter than I am. But, when I see all these Facebook notices and FREE $500 COSTCO GIFT CARD shares, I can't seem to shake the feeling that I have thus failed in life.
Just remember that you don't have to actually use Facebook. You merely need Facebook.
In other words, Facebook is your social network; it represents your circle of power. The more points you have on the circle, the more directions you can pivot in life.
For example, often times the people who are the least capable can still be an advantage to you; they will be loyal to you, and they will help you when you have no other options.
But, on the other hand -- you don't have to spend your time on Facebook. In other words, it's best to keep our identities as small as possible, so therefore it's a benefit to avoid making Facebook a part of our identity.
That little thing (sometimes huge thing) people put at the end of their emails that "this is confidential" is also pointless as you cannot enter into a confidentiality agreement that way.
> Cancel your Facebook account. > (Note that in the last case, you may have already ceded some rights which you cannot necessarily reclaim by canceling your account.) I forgot about that. :(
Heh. Never had that before on snopes.com...
This reminds me of the "No copyright intended" quote people would put on YouTube videos.
[EDIT] I probably would have been more accurate to say google+ sucks just as bad with their TOS.
That little thing (sometimes huge thing) people put at the end of their emails that "this is confidential" is also pointless as you cannot enter into a confidentiality agreement that way.
So I did as it said, deleted the email and informed the sender. Got a reply back saying "oh, sorry it was intended for xxx@xxx.com".
So then I get another one a few days later, this time I deleted it and forwarded it to the intended recipient. Then I informed the sender again getting no response.
Now about once a week I get this stuff into my account (which is basically a throwaway I hardly log into).
I assume I'm not expected to somehow play secretary for these people.