Warning to Etsy buyers (and sellers)
Mar. 15th, 2011 10:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drwexThey've pulled a Facebook with their new (and apparently unannounced) privacy policy changes: http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/03/etsy-users-irked-after-buyers-purchases-exposed-to-the-world.ars
tl;dr version: if you've ever bought something on Etsy your real name and purchase history are now publicly searchable. If you've ever "favorited" (dear god what an abomination of a verb) something on Etsy that choice is also now connected to your real name and searchable.
People buy and sell all kinds of things on Etsy, it seems. Who knew you could buy hand-made sex toys, for example?
tl;dr version: if you've ever bought something on Etsy your real name and purchase history are now publicly searchable. If you've ever "favorited" (dear god what an abomination of a verb) something on Etsy that choice is also now connected to your real name and searchable.
People buy and sell all kinds of things on Etsy, it seems. Who knew you could buy hand-made sex toys, for example?
