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A Secret Is No Longer A Secret Once You Tell One Person: A #tech #longread

A #tech #longread

  1. mattlanger
    Matt Langer@mattlanger
    is this literally the most pointless blog post ever blogged? sure, why the hell not. techcrunch.com/2012/12/28/for…
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 13:56:48
  2. alexia
    Alexia Tsotsis@alexia
    @mattlanger @samfbiddle WHY ON EARTH WOULD ANYONE WHO ISN’T A TECH REPORTER DO THIS?
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:00:05
  3. jwherrman
    John Herrman@jwherrman
    @alexia @mattlanger @samfbiddle you mean… report on a privacy problem?
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:02:12
  4. samfbiddle
    Sam Biddle@samfbiddle
    @alexia @mattlanger do what? recover potentially lewd videos that were never designed to be recovered? you don't see why that has appeal?
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:02:20
  5. jwherrman
    John Herrman@jwherrman
    @samfbiddle @alexia @mattlanger even take out the lewd stuff. embarrassing things! things that you intentionally shared for a few seconds.
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:02:48
  6. alexia
    Alexia Tsotsis@alexia
    .@samfbiddle @mattlanger A secret is no longer a secret once you tell one person.
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:03:10
  7. samfbiddle
    Sam Biddle@samfbiddle
    @jwherrman @alexia @mattlanger if it's possible to recover messages from an app designed to destroy messages ~*~*that's a privacy issue~*~*
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:03:15
  8. jwherrman
    John Herrman@jwherrman
    @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger lskjghsldfkjgnd.fkgnsldfkjnvsltjvns;ltenfslkjtegslkjengslekjtgnslekjgnselktgbslektgnsegnsejktgns;ejtgns;ejtg
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:03:40
  9. nostrich
    Dick Wisdom@nostrich
    @alexia @mattlanger @samfbiddle Here's some breaking news for you, Alexia: a lot of people quite enjoy videos of other people naked.
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:03:58
  10. drew
    drew olanoff@drew
    @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger I like turtles.
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:04:01
  11. samfbiddle
    Sam Biddle@samfbiddle
    @alexia @mattlanger OK but putting aside things printed on shirts at hot topic, how is that not a security problem?
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:04:01
  12. alexia
    Alexia Tsotsis@alexia
    @jwherrman @samfbiddle @mattlanger hipster.
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:04:29
  13. dannosowitz
    Dan Nosowitz@dannosowitz
    @alexia @jwherrman @samfbiddle @mattlanger HOW ARE YOU A REAL PERSON
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:05:19
  14. jwherrman
    John Herrman@jwherrman
    @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger *reads literally every email to anyone ever*
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:05:54
  15. mattlanger
    Matt Langer@mattlanger
    this is poetry --> RT @alexia: .@samfbiddle @mattlanger A secret is no longer a secret once you tell one person.
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:06:04
  16. samfbiddle
    Sam Biddle@samfbiddle
    "A secret is no longer a secret once you tell one person." - @alexia tip @techmeme tip @nplusonemag tip @ThoughtCatalog
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:07:21
  17. mattbuchanan
    matt buchanan@mattbuchanan
    @jwherrman @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger guys this year was almost over and you ruined it
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:08:56
  18. mattbuchanan
    matt buchanan@mattbuchanan
    @jwherrman @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger now it's going to be 2012 until the rest of time
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:06
  19. jwherrman
    John Herrman@jwherrman
    @mattbuchanan @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger so close
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:08
  20. mattbuchanan
    matt buchanan@mattbuchanan
    @jwherrman @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger it's like a snapchat with no time limit
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:21
  21. jwherrman
    John Herrman@jwherrman
    @mattbuchanan @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger we will talk about Snapchat until we die
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:25
  22. mattbuchanan
    matt buchanan@mattbuchanan
    @jwherrman @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger one you can save forever, even
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:28
  23. alexia
    Alexia Tsotsis@alexia
    @samfbiddle @mattlanger You sent someone something. A video, let's say. And you're surprised/shocked they have it?
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:35
  24. mattbuchanan
    matt buchanan@mattbuchanan
    @jwherrman @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger i don't know why anybody would do that but they could now
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:09:44
  25. nostrich
    Dick Wisdom@nostrich
    @mattbuchanan @jwherrman @dannosowitz @alexia @samfbiddle @mattlanger why would anyone that isn't a tech reporter care what year it is?
    Fri, Dec 28 2012 14:10:01

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