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nl · 2020-08-02 13:06:03+00:00

Yes - if the information was published on a non-protected account that would be considered public.

pyjammas | karma 27 | avg karma 0.73 · | 2018-03-22 04:40:38+00:00

If by public information you mean 'information a friend has shared with you', then yes.

I would not exactly call that public, though.

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alimoeeny | karma 367 | avg karma 1.46 · | 2017-06-02 16:48:08+00:00

No, It is not public info, you can have social media accounts that are not obviously / publicly "your" accounts.

supersystem | karma 217 | avg karma 2.13 · | 2014-01-15 21:59:24

No, personally identifiable information isn't public information. What's exposed here is still personal information that you decided to make public, but presumably with the users consent.

ColanR | karma 3951 | avg karma 3.27 · | 2020-07-27 16:53:16

I'm sure that one way or the other, that question has been dealt with exhaustively. My guess, the information you obtain is considered definitely not public, even though it's possible for a member of the public to obtain.

wutwutwutwut | karma 532 | avg karma 2.24 · | 2022-12-18 06:20:21

I wouldn't know. The person I replied to claimed that it was "private information of individuals". If it's public info by law then referring to it as private seems very misleading, wouldn't you say?

dkrich | karma 3133 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2012-07-30 22:34:25+00:00

Most definitely private. The only exception is if you haven't taken reasonable actions to keep it private (ie, if you had posted it publicly).

zippie | karma 231 | avg karma 3.12 · | 2012-07-31 10:41:59

Yes - if it's not available publicly.

harianus | karma 799 | avg karma 7.2 · | 2018-09-19 17:13:34

No, only if you make it public.

barbacoa | karma 1707 | avg karma 4.05 · | 2020-10-16 14:34:03+00:00

If it has been published in a major newspaper is it still non-public?

yeahbutbut | karma 70 | avg karma 1.67 · | 2014-02-13 18:49:23+00:00

Is it really private if the owners made the data publicly available?

ioquatix | karma 1352 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2017-04-10 12:49:55

Sure, but this isn't private.

WarOnPrivacy | karma 7150 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2023-08-19 13:28:54

No, it is not. Public data are the details I post in a public forum. Everything else is best considered private and ought only to be distributed upon my clear, intentionally informed consent.

unityByFreedom | karma 2531 | avg karma 1.44 · | 2017-06-19 15:05:31

Um, yes. It certainly is. I don't want it released publicly, nor have I consented to release it to any website.

If there are websites out there sharing that private information, they're doing it without my consent.

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redial | karma 1984 | avg karma 3.88 · | 2017-08-15 00:07:34

No.

Public means everybody can do whatever they want with it, no exceptions (except, as with all things, by law). If you want to restrict the information, then do it, but don't make it public and then when a competitor uses it claim it wasn't public 'for them'.

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spullara | karma 9487 | avg karma 3.26 · | 2020-11-17 19:00:49+00:00

IMHO, if it is on the client, it is public.

_Algernon_ | karma 2981 | avg karma 3.18 · | 2022-12-18 05:14:43

>private information

It is publicly available information.

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lostmsu | karma 5641 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2019-01-29 07:15:33+00:00

Should not this be public in the first place?

kylebragger | karma 2030 | avg karma 5.26 · | 2010-06-15 10:18:52

Nope, it won't be made public.

Touche | karma 7989 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2018-03-16 13:58:29+00:00

They could give you an option to make it public, if this is the concern.