Liveblogged
Julianna | 19 June 2010 | 1 Comment
- blog post
- non-private person = people who have nothing to hide and are very public
- privacy is not binary – you don’t just have or not have privacy
- how to control the information which is online?
- is privacy a commodity or is it a right?
- what about paying for privacy? (should it be commodity?)
- will it cost us more & more to retain our privacy?
- is there a profit to be made in being a non-private person? how can we control this exchange?
- who is unable to afford to be a public person?
- most people aren’t either totally private or public; they just start using networks and don’t think about privacy until something happens to them
- people may only think about privacy concerns when they hear about stories of breach of privacy
- stigma to privacy – “you’re just being paranoid”
- public journaling as a new concept
- people can have an audience and can feel like a star by being public
- semi-private citizens like teachers who need to have a clear public and private persona
Both commodity (like “asset” or “possession” better) and a right. Take a simple example like the “right” not to be disturbed by noise in your home. That’s generally accepted to be a “right” in the everyday sense. But some people value it more highly – they might choose to spend more on rent to live in a quieter neighbourhood, or they might call bylaw violations to the police. Other people might accept more noise. And the reality is that we cannot always control it.