The question of "perceived privacy" on the Internet is an interesting one, which I've thought about quite a bit. Even when people know that others are reading them (e.g. members of an active circle of LJ friends), they will say things online that they'd be inhibited about saying anywhere else.

One possible line of comparison might be the analyst's couch, where you are supposed to be less inhibited because you can't actually *see* the person you're talking to. But "uninhibited" is one thing in analysis, quite another in other types of interaction where more inhibition might be desirable :).

Hi, BTW (*waves*)

I am thinking of running away from Yahoo. Not only are they reporting to the feds, I can't get my yahoo mail at work.