...always seen in public places....as Granny used to say. Today was even more proof of Granny's wisdom.

A woman was fired from her teaching job because her Facebook page was discovered and shared by students at the school where she taught. She posted photos of herself in various states of inebriation, and various states of undress. She still can't seem to figure out why she got canned.

In another case, a former IBM employee was able to win a disability case because of her debilitating depression. She posted photos of herself, again on Facebook, at parties, one in particular where she was dancing with the Chip and Dale male exotic dancers. In another post she talked about a mountain-climbing excursion she had participated in. The photos were posted after she won her claim, and according to IBM's insurance investigator, she neither looked nor acted clinically depressed; they stopped her her disability payments and are investigating.

Apparently, people just think that publicizing your exploits will reach only your friends, and not reach anybody who could hurt you. So many people blame technology on our loss of privacy and some of the blame does belong there, but stupidity has its place as well.