Subj : FIDO echo privacy
To   : GEORGE POPE
From : PETER BRADIE
Date : Thu Nov 13 2003 10:26 pm

GP> http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/holysmoke

GP> (for example, seems most any echo name can be sub'd for holysmoke and
GP> show up some archives (up to last 50 messages). . .

GP> Were you aware that your echo's contents were being put on the internet
GP> for all & sundry to see without necessarily being a part of Fido/BBSing?
GP> :|

GP> And what do you think of this?

GP> One user has complained, suggesting that it feels like an invasion of
GP> privacy to her, to have "non family intruding on our conversations". . .

GP> Thoughts?

Kinda strange having an expectation of privacy in an open echo...  It's not 
like a private chat room, or email for that matter.

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