Private and confidential....!!!

This is about privacy. The thing which always confuses me. I have been listening to this word for a while now; and every time I get to know a new meaning of it.


I have been pretty active on two social networking sites only and I have seen a lot of people cribbing about their privacy getting invaded. I have a few questions about it. The most basic question is being "If you love your privacy so much what is the reason of joining a public networking site?" The obvious answer one can get is to keep in touch with friends. But I think there are much better ways to do it via email, phone or direct meeting. Also if they are your friends they should be knowing whats happening with you or what kinda person you are so 'about me' or 'info' or 'status msg' things doesn't hold any point. And if you are here to make new friends you certainly can not crib about your so called privacy as you need to share some information rather basic information. For a person like me, I have my own way of keeping my private life apart from these things so I basically do not care.


I love meeting new people so I kinda roam around the site. Yeah I do check the profiles coz it purely entertains. I always wonder when I get scraps or wall postings like "Do I know you?" or "Whos dis? why you visited my profile". I simply do not feel like replying. Of course I don't know you dude..If I would have known you, you would be already in my friend list...and if you want to know me you can go through my profile there is enough information about who really I am. I don't claim to be a super cool guy, but I think these questions don't make any sense, at least not to me.


I still don't get the point a person sitting don't know how many miles away would be so interested in your private life.. or what the hell he is gonna do with it...coz nobody puts confidential information on such sites. so why be so edgy and insecure?


The other funny thing which I am being most of the times accused of is "MY UPDATES". People have so much problem with me chatting or playing stupid quizzes or uploading hundreds of pictures or simply being online. Why? coz they get those updates about me in their profile. I humbly want to request you guys to check your privacy settings and turn the updates option "OFF". coz I know you guys are interested in specific people's updates those you can go and check by visiting their profiles and if you can not take those pains then I really feel sorry for you.


I know this upfront writing is gonna hurt so many peoples sentiments and I will be once again tagged as an idiot and shallow person. Can't help it. just wanted to pen down my thoughts.I wish you good luck with your private life. And yeah I am really expecting some true comments or opinions. So feel free.