Hitbox on LiveJournal

[kevink]

I want to address the questions and concerns we have heard from users about Hitbox code on LiveJournal. There are several points that have been raised and I'll try to touch on each one.

Comments

[swerved]

Was hitbox a prelude to ads on the site?

[naraht]

No

[kunzite1]

for those interested in the changelog posts, i've found a couple: one, two, three, four.

[yankees133]

I agree. I just found out about it because of this post. It has a whopping 260 people reading it.

just found out about it because of this post

[justgoto]

Same here.

Re: just found out about it because of this post

[zarhooie]

I found out because envoy is one of the people who reported it and he is on my flist <3

[burr86]

Thank you for the explanation. I really want to emphasize that I have no problems with data-tracking, because I understand how important it is to have the information to fix up navigation and usability, and I'm not the type of person to believe there's anonymity on the Internet anyway

[beginning]

Out of curiosity, did you mention prior to implementation?

[pocketnovel]

Well put. As a fellow Support/Schools volunteer--and as a dedicated LiveJournal user--I totally agree.

[popcultureicon]

in something like a news post outlining the plan, there would have been a lot of angry comments, and a lot of grumbling. but in the end cooler heads would have talked the rational people down. right now the grumbling is lower but some of the cooler heads don't feel like helping put out this fire.
i mean. really.
most people who are upset by this use gmail.

[cynica]

"Most people who are upset by this use gmail."

Likely not, unless you have solid reasoning that suggests otherwise.

[popcultureicon]

i can restate that to say "everyone upset by this stores personal information on the internet.