That simple search by name would not show his account with the gay persona - so they thought they were safe. His phone # was probably not listed publicly either.
You work at Facebook, don't you?
You work at Facebook, don't you?
I'm a bit curious about why a search for name won't show the alternate persona? I've had friends who made 2 profiles and both used to show up whenever I typed their name in; and his # being listed publicly doesn't affect the argument either way.
Edit: Reply to child comment by jarofgreen: apparently the comments are too deeply nested to reply directly: "using FB wrong therefore deserves to have his privacy violated"
I've never stated that he _deserved_ to get his privacy violated; it's simply that the behaviour of any s/w is based on what settings you choose. Your argument would have to be that it's the S/Ws fault for not being transparent enough/not easily understandable enough leading the user to be misled - but the general response seems to be that the s/w is actively out to get the user.
Also, are you trying to make the argument that his gay friend is using FB wrong therefore deserves to have his privacy violated? That sounds like a pretty shit argument to me.