Most of what i said at Tel Aviv University is not on the presentation but there is a group of links to explore some questions that social environments present with regard to privacy and control of privacy. My point is that because the web is becoming a social platform (not just social networks) it is becoming more complex (even if you don't want) but not impossible (even if you don't want) to control your privacy and that standards will need to be created (very short version)
ps: for non israeli "kokhav nolad" is the israeli version of pop idol
ps2: must read post on the matter. very good point on "standards" i am referring to above
The social networks are the proverbial poster child for the web 2.0 paradigm and privacy isn't their central preoccupation as they seek to facilitate rich linking between members.
Sharing data which is personal in nature isn't inherently dangerous for an individual IF that data can be deleted (by the rightful owner) should anything go wrong.
Unfortunately, it's not that easy because information, by its very nature, can be easily harvested, analyzed, archived and mined for tasty details.
Perhaps the best way to thwart at least part of the risks of being online is to "strategically lie" about our more sensitive data sets.
The true friends will likely understand it's a cover but the data thiefs will fall in the trap.
In the end, everybody's responsible for their own data so education on online social networking is necessary.
Thanks for sharing your presentation!
Posted by: Claude Gelinas | 08 January 2008 at 04:05 AM