But in real life, we expect very few statements to be public, persistent, and attached to your real identity… Online, Google and Facebook require an inversion of this assumed norm. Every statement you make on Google Plus or Facebook is persistent and strongly attached to your real identity through your name.

Why Facebook and Google’s Concept of ‘Real Names’ Is Revolutionary (via david)

Panopticon much.

Posted on Saturday, August 6th at 07:23AM with 149 notes
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tagged as: Google Plus, Facebook, identity crisis,
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