On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 04:49:21PM +0100, Edward Blumenthal wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30privacy.html?em=&pagewanted=all
Thanks for sharing that. > how do you protect privacy while taking advantage of new > technologies? The thing about Web 2.0-oey stuff is that it's all about communication, building relationships, and, to a degree, self-promotion. If you're going to partake, then by definition you're going to be giving up some information about yourself. There's really no way around it. > a set of principles based on common law to insure an > individual's control over his/her data. I pretty much agree, but I think it's more complicated than it sounds. How can you control something you don't possess? Once I put some of my information on a server somewhere, how long before it replicates across many other servers beyond the control of the original server? I think it would be a good idea to make sure entities such as Facebook or Google or my bank, or health care provider etc. are required to delete my info if I tell them too and if I discontinue using their services with a related account, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to force ownership of all my data. Where does that end? > is privacy a historical anomaly? The concept of the self covers huge branches of philosophy, history, art, religion, etc. and it's always been a concept that's been subject to change, growth, and development. I agree with the article--I think we're rediscovering the "village" and what it means to be involved in communities. Sean -- Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:40:16 -0600 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
