Isn't your reference to other media organization an appeal to popularity? Why shouldn't we strive for media that are more concerned about privacy and dignity? Furthermore the interactivity and private data make social networks a whole different beast.
> There is no difference in terms of the consequences.
Not in terms of consequences, but there is the difference that in a scientific study you need the consent of the experimental subjects. I think it's problematic that they assume this was given when the users clicked the TOS checkbox, since they must know that a large percentage does not know what it entails.
> There is no difference in terms of the consequences.
Not in terms of consequences, but there is the difference that in a scientific study you need the consent of the experimental subjects. I think it's problematic that they assume this was given when the users clicked the TOS checkbox, since they must know that a large percentage does not know what it entails.