Cecilia Biemann
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Social commentators argue that it is bad form to break up with someone via e-mail. I wonder what they will have to say about these eCards, which are designed for people to anonymously inform their partner via e-mail that they may be infected with an STD. These eCards are being touted as a public health courtesy, but in my opinion this is just really bad etiquette. Be warned, a syphilis scare may be on its way to your inbox soon. Check out InSpot.org at about 0:45 on the video above.  "When you weigh the importance of getting people notified, that's ultimately what needs to be done," said Jeffrey D. Klausner, director of STD Prevention and Control Services in San Francisco, California's Department of Public Health. "By notifying them -- even if it's done anonymously, even distantly, even with an e-card -- the benefits of getting someone diagnosed and treated outweigh the concerns of insensitivity."
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