While unfortunately none of the snooping Rhavi did prior to moving in with Tyler was illegal, it certainly didn't pass the smell test. In my opinion it bordered on stalking. In my mind once Rhavi started sharing with friends the posts Tyler had made on the JustUsBoys forum...it showed malicious intent.
This interent age is still so new to many of us. And the laws and social mores have not caught up with all the privacy concerns. It's unfortunate that we face a future where any professional computer technician or even good amateur computer whizzes will be able to access all of our personal data. Including addresses, social security numbers, bank account numbers, our online browsing histories and so on. No matter how many privacy precautions we and corporate America take, there will always be those who know or figure out ways around them.
For instance though if Rhavi had found posts of Tyler in some chat room that discussed some obscure hobby that Rhavi shared an interest in also...Tyler would not have felt violated at all. "Dude! I found out on (site X) that you're a bird watcher like I am. I can't believe you saw (bird X) in the wild in Wisconsin. I loved the story about how you accidentally saw it while going for a swim in a lake."
Then you take it to another level and have a whole different scenario: "Dude! I found out on (site X) that you're gay and you always like to bottom. That story about how you took 2 guys in a row in the back of your parent's van and then sucked off a third was really gross! My mom and dad think so too."
What are we to do in a society such as this? Freedom of expression and privacy are becoming mutually exclusive.
This interent age is still so new to many of us. And the laws and social mores have not caught up with all the privacy concerns. It's unfortunate that we face a future where any professional computer technician or even good amateur computer whizzes will be able to access all of our personal data. Including addresses, social security numbers, bank account numbers, our online browsing histories and so on. No matter how many privacy precautions we and corporate America take, there will always be those who know or figure out ways around them.
For instance though if Rhavi had found posts of Tyler in some chat room that discussed some obscure hobby that Rhavi shared an interest in also...Tyler would not have felt violated at all. "Dude! I found out on (site X) that you're a bird watcher like I am. I can't believe you saw (bird X) in the wild in Wisconsin. I loved the story about how you accidentally saw it while going for a swim in a lake."
Then you take it to another level and have a whole different scenario: "Dude! I found out on (site X) that you're gay and you always like to bottom. That story about how you took 2 guys in a row in the back of your parent's van and then sucked off a third was really gross! My mom and dad think so too."
What are we to do in a society such as this? Freedom of expression and privacy are becoming mutually exclusive.
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