Agreed. I read this article, and was unsettled by it. The idea of privacy vs. common need for information isn't addressed by Nietzsche, Hegel or Heidegger if I remember correctly.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Edward Blumenthal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30privacy.html?em=&pagewanted=all > > An interesting article on collective intelligence that relates to the > debate about google on this list a two weeks ago. > > Some of the questions raised include: > how do you protect privacy while taking advantage of new technologies? > a set of principles based on common law to insure an individual's > control over his/her data. > is privacy a historical anomaly? > > imho, this is a classic case where govt regulation is necessary to > preserve a balance between the utility of the technology and privacy > concerns. > > ned > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
