Probably one of my biggest beefs with online stuff in general is
   when "privacy guarantees" are oversold... and people believe
   them. I've been involved in online stuff since 1988 (always a
   nerd and proud) - and found it to be perfect for me to express
   myself better than I had been able to in other social
   situations. But i learned very early on about built-in security
   problems; every time something goes from one destination to
   another, it sits on a hard drive somewhere... even for a
   moment.* Was it saved?* A log file?* Most likely. Then the
   commercialization of the net in '93.* The typical empty promises
   of privacy that we're so used to today.* We believe because we
   want to. But... although the 'net has gotten bigger than 1990...
   it hasn't fundamentally changed.* Just bigger.* Same security
   problems.* Same fundamental process; it goes from your computer
   to another.... to another... to another until it reaches its
   destination. Anything can happen inbetween. And that doesn't
   make me nervous; I grew up on the 'net and I'm used to it.* My
   bank account got money taken out last year through a weird
   Paypal maneuver someone pulled.* [I got it back after a few
   weeks] Was I mad? Nope.* It sucked; but I wasn't mad.* Why?*
   Because I've been LUCKY to not have been hacked previously in
   the past few decades. But people like the Snapchat guy are
   preying on the new - the ones that believe "Oh yes, you see your
   picture gone?* We tell you its completely gone.* Therefore, it's
   gone." But it's not.* And... outside of "Trust me", there's no
   way to know for sure. So I use online communication freely but I
   don't expect privacy.* And shame on ppl who exploit the ignorant
   and give them a false sense of privacy and security.* Write
   freely, share freely but always aware that it's not a perfect
   system, there are people out there who say all the right magic
   words to tell us what we want to hear, "I'm your friend.* Trust
   me with your data.* I promise I will do just what I say"... and
   to be aware that maybe they're being truthful and maybe they're
   lying. I never let it stop me.* I just consider myself and other
   ppl on the net "public figures" - many of whom just aren't aware
   of it.