Was: privacy in the age of the internet NOW: people's desire to See someone

[Guest guest]

Hello again;

In the past few years, I realized that people seem obsessed with knowing what

others look like, either meeting them face to face OR seeing a photo of the

person.

Some of it is probably just social conditing. In my work I talk to hundreds of

people over the phone, during any month.

Some are customers, some are our part-time contract workers.

Upon occasion one of them will later come into the office, and if I am the one

who serves them, they ask " are you...? At last we get to meet. " I politely say

'yes', and go along with a bit of small talk.

The expression 'put a face to the name' has been around a while.

For example, many real estate adds in our local newspapers will have a 'mug

shot' of the listing realtor. (all smiles and gleeming teeth and 'big hair')

Other businesses also will have a mug shot of sales reps etc in an add.

This interest in knowing what someone looks like may be normal human curiosity

BUT could also lead to discrimination, example against a minority person.

renaissanzelady