Then he'll post it on TikTok with condescending commentary. He especially likes when someone sounds off about their friend or boss. This seems like a massive invasion of privacy, and I fear I'm next. Yet my friend says he's just performing a public service by exposing hypocrites. Who's right? -Indecent Exposure, Parkdale
UD: Your friend needs to stop. Social media has normalized the practice of recording people without their consent-a grievous trend. Everybody gossips and grumbles, your judgmental friend included. So make an example of him. Next time he starts filming someone, stick your phone in his face and see how he likes it. You don't even have to hit record: the mere sight of a camera should snap him out of his mean streak.
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One of my friends has started policing strangers' social lives online. If he overhears people gossiping, he'll whip out his phone and surreptitiously record.
