Internet Google reveals too much about friends.

Digital Manners: When the Internet Reveals Too Much

Digital Manners: When the Internet Reveals Too Much

Navigating the intersection of etiquette and technology.
Nov. 1 2011 1:10 PM

Whoa, Google! TMI!

Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe debate the question: Should you reveal that you learned something very personal about friends after Googling them?

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This week, Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe discuss the etiquette of feigning ignorance after the Internet reveals intimate details about a friend. Listen to Episode No. 27 using the audio player below.

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Farhad Manjoo is a technology columnist for the New York Times and the author of True Enough.

Emily Yoffe is a contributing editor at the Atlantic.