Facebook to Public: 'No More Anonymous' – Oh Internet!

Facebook to Public: 'No More Anonymous' – Oh Internet!
Facebook to Public: “No More Anonymous”
08/18/2011 By kasper Comments (4)
The sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to put an end to online anonymity. Facebook wants to force people to use their real names on profiles.
Randi Zuckerberg is Facebook’s marketing director and believes users would act much more responsibly on the Internet if real names at all times were compulsory.
Wish in one hand, crap in the other. Which one fills up first?
(Ms.) Zuckerberg spoke earlier this month at a presentation hosted by renowned fashion print throwback Marie Claire magazine (lol) on cyberbullying and social media:
“The use of real names online could help curb bullying and harassment on the web.I think anonymity on the Internet has to go away [...] People behave a lot better when they have their real names down. [...] I think people hide behind anonymity and they feel like they can say whatever they want behind closed doors.“ She added, “There’s so much more we can do [...] We’re actively tying to work with partners like Common Sense Media and our safety advisory committee.“
Excuse me Ms. Zuckerfail, but I believe that I DO have the right to say and do as I please, IRL and on the tubes. She seems to have adopted the same belief as her brother: “No Privacy, No Problem.”
There are, however, differing opinions. 4chan founder Christopher Poole:
“Where there’s no risk of failure, experimentation flourishes. On websites that require you to login via Facebook, the cost of failure is really high because you’re contributing as yourself. As a result, mistakes are attributed to who you are. I believe real names should only be required in scenarios where your actions can hurt others; in other cases, anonymity is just fine.“
As I am more inclined to side with Mr. Poole, I still believe in perfect privacy. Yes, I have a Facebook account – but how exactly are they supposed to tell me to put my real name on the profile, let alone enforce it? Maybe what endearingly nutty tinfoil-hat-wearer Alex Jones has been saying all along is true?

Source: HuffPo, Marie Claire Magazine (lol) August 2011 issue