“By satisfying the insatiable desire for communication with others who seem to be willing to listen, people have voluntarily sacrificed some degree of personal privacy. “Have one’s cake and eat it too” does not apply to personal privacy in the world of ubiquitous social networks.”

—  Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

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