Comments on: Face-Off - Do you really have the right to expect privacy on the Internet? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/face-off-do-you-really-have-the-right-to-expect-privacy/ A Whatis.com blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:28:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Aspicer http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/face-off-do-you-really-have-the-right-to-expect-privacy/#comment-343 Aspicer Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:15:42 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/?p=2156#comment-343 I was going to say something, before I fully read Margaret's side of the thing. I was going to say ... keep your Social Networking "Professional" and keep your Personal Life in your pocket. The economy is bad after all ... or you didn't get that memo? -- but after reading Margaret's side - I think she basically said that anyway. Good work both of you. This is an issue for those that work for others, or work for companies. And privacy is definately an issue everywhere. A lot of the Internet is written with indelible ink and a lot of the Internet we are writing ourselves, each and every one of us. And it's being found by search engines like Google and Yahoo - because that's what those things do. They find stuff. If you don't want it to be found - you might want to use CB Radio. It might be more private on there :-) I've found forum and Usenet Newsgroups postings that I made back in the 90's ... I think that's when I became Internet Active (is that like Interactive? or Radio Active?) Might be. I think everything you put on the Internet has like a Nuclear "Half Life" like that video came hunh? I was going to say something, before I fully read Margaret’s side of the thing. I was going to say … keep your Social Networking “Professional” and keep your Personal Life in your pocket. The economy is bad after all … or you didn’t get that memo? — but after reading Margaret’s side - I think she basically said that anyway. Good work both of you. This is an issue for those that work for others, or work for companies. And privacy is definately an issue everywhere. A lot of the Internet is written with indelible ink and a lot of the Internet we are writing ourselves, each and every one of us. And it’s being found by search engines like Google and Yahoo - because that’s what those things do. They find stuff. If you don’t want it to be found - you might want to use CB Radio. It might be more private on there :-) I’ve found forum and Usenet Newsgroups postings that I made back in the 90’s … I think that’s when I became Internet Active (is that like Interactive? or Radio Active?) Might be. I think everything you put on the Internet has like a Nuclear “Half Life” like that video came hunh?

]]> By: Leftycrupps http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/face-off-do-you-really-have-the-right-to-expect-privacy/#comment-342 Leftycrupps Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:08:40 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/?p=2156#comment-342 I am with Dave completely. It shouldn't be a matter of 'responsibility' when others are my personal information against my wishes. I am not on Facebook nor MySpace and the rest for a reason — I know the Internet is filled with marketers who want my information and demographic, and filled with evildoers who want my bank account access. And I want my privacy. But when I don't sign up for these services, MySpace and the rest seem to have no problem allowing others to still tag images of me. I know my face is on their pages and cross-referenced and I am not happy about it. What is my refuge, to sign up for these services so that I can "uncheck that box"? It's illegal to provide false information (DMCA, oh how I hate you), so my choices are either to sell out to the corporate Facebook and their 'we own your data' EULA, or to not do this and they 'own' my image. Neither of these are very good choices. Where are the consumer rights groups for those of us who don't want to consume this hogwash? I am with Dave completely. It shouldn’t be a matter of ‘responsibility’ when others are my personal information against my wishes. I am not on Facebook nor MySpace and the rest for a reason — I know the Internet is filled with marketers who want my information and demographic, and filled with evildoers who want my bank account access. And I want my privacy.

But when I don’t sign up for these services, MySpace and the rest seem to have no problem allowing others to still tag images of me. I know my face is on their pages and cross-referenced and I am not happy about it. What is my refuge, to sign up for these services so that I can “uncheck that box”? It’s illegal to provide false information (DMCA, oh how I hate you), so my choices are either to sell out to the corporate Facebook and their ‘we own your data’ EULA, or to not do this and they ‘own’ my image. Neither of these are very good choices. Where are the consumer rights groups for those of us who don’t want to consume this hogwash?

]]> By: Suzmonster http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/face-off-do-you-really-have-the-right-to-expect-privacy/#comment-341 Suzmonster Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:35:33 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/?p=2156#comment-341 I'm with Margaret 100%. It's a matter of personal responsibility to keep our own lives private. I am not forced to use social networking or internet sites. I choose to. It's a careful balance between transparency and security every day. I’m with Margaret 100%. It’s a matter of personal responsibility to keep our own lives private. I am not forced to use social networking or internet sites. I choose to. It’s a careful balance between transparency and security every day.

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