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Public, Private, Privacy are interrupted differently depending on whereyou start from : picture

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Original post  https://www.mydigitalfootprint.com/2012/03/privacy-identity-and-personal-data-are.html I hope this picture shows that our model of what is Private is not the same I hope this picture shows that our model of what is Public is not the same  I am hoping therefore that we can agree that …. There is NO one model of Privacy that works in all cases and in all places There is NO one model of Private that works in all cases and in all places There is NO one model of Public that works in all cases and in all places There is NO one model of Trust that works in all cases and in all places

Piracy is common but that does not lead to a requirement for new Laws (study)

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A "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT IN THE US" study has found that we appeared to be prepared to pay for online content ...... The American Assemble survey , a respected think-tank, shows that illegal file sharing among family and friends is relatively common – but that people would prefer to use a legal alternative if one was available at the right price and usage point. Preliminary Conclusions “P IRACY ” IS COMMON . S OME 46% OF ADULTS HAVE BOUGHT , COPIED , OR DOWNLOADED UNAUTHORIZED MUSIC , TV SHOWS OR MOVIES . T HESE PRACTICES CORRELATE STRONGLY WITH YOUTH AND MODERATELY WITH HIGHER INCOMES . A MONG 18-29 YEAR OLDS , 70% HAVE ACQUIRED MUSIC OR VIDEO FILES THIS WAY . · L ARGE - SCALE DIGITAL PIRACY IS RARE , LIMITED TO 2% OF ADULTS FOR MUSIC (>1000 MUSIC FILES IN COLLECTION AND MOST OR ALL COPIED OR DOWNLOADED FOR FREE ) AND 1% FOR FILM (>100 FILES , MOST OR ALL FROM COPYING OR DOWNLOADING ). · L EGAL MEDIA SERVICES CAN DISPLACE PIRACY . O F THE 30% O

Just because I say it is not private does not allow you to broadcast it.

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The digital world is binary in terms of 1's and 0's but a collection of data is never binary. (yes there are a few exceptions) We like choices to be black and white but we survive in a world defined by shades of grey. (yes some choices are black and white but very few) We love the elegance of simplify but live in world full of complexity and chaos with every choice. (do we create complexity to avoid the truth!) In the same way that Newton's theories provided order and Einstein originally rejected Heizenberg's ideas of quantum/ chaos as the evolution of Newton's laws and wanted to hold onto the simplicity of order, I would content that we have a the same problem in digital privacy….. We like order but cannot deal with the consequences which are a lack of choice.  The perfect storm here is private and public defined as "if you say it is private then is it, if you don't it is then it is not"  or "you have said it is public so it is" 

Debating Privacy in a Networked World @zephoria @jeffjarvis @csoghoian

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The  Wall Street Journal  posted excerpts from a debate  danah boyd , Stewart Baker , Jeff Jarvis , and Chris Soghoian on privacy. In preparation for the piece, they had them respond to a series of questions. Jeff posted the full text of his responses  here and here are Danah’s I am not going to repeat their excellent work here; just added a few summary comments…. Privacy matters: Public matters Old rules, laws and regulations created for what was needed – we do need to rethink Harm is personal and difficult to measure We do want the ability to have both better control at a big level and more detailed/ refined choice The regulator needs to protect the vulnerable and have some teeth Should citizens be allowed to hide in private – no Should citizens be allowed a voice in public – no

How private is Private a speech by Mr Justice Eady

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Mr Justice Eady gave a speech entitled “ How private is private?”  to the “ 2011 Young Bar Conference “ on 8th October 2011 – long but worth reading. This is privacy “and public” based on what we have – a shame nothing on where we are going given the issues of data and digital footprints.

All data has a value - even the data about the waves

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Liquid Robotics Inc. The company developed an unmanned seagoing craft propelled by the power of ocean waves, a system that allows it to remain at sea for long stretches. The craft, called a Wave Glider, consists of a surface buoy and a submerged glider with wing-shaped panels. It converts the up-and-down motion of waves into forward thrust, propelling the buoy indefinitely without relying on batteries or other power sources. Where Are They Now? After hiring a new chief executive and raising $22 million in June, Liquid Robotics has decided to focus on selling the data the robots provide, rather than the product itself. The company has embarked on a wide range of projects, among them pipeline monitoring, acoustics, mammal studies and oil-leak detection. One of its biggest current projects involves mapping new northern shipping lanes in North America. Liquid Robotics has picked up new oil and gas clients in addition to  BP  PLC last year. It is also in talks with wind-farm-analysis an

Digital Wills - it all becomes public

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Image http://trak.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/digitalwill.jpg Emma Gaudern, Partner at BHP Law is advising clients to leave their usernames and passwords in letters or a document that can be held with their Wills to make it easier for executors to deal with all their affairs when they die. Without passwords, relatives may never be able to access E-mail, internet banking and social networking for their loved ones which means things are left unfinished. Some clients have started to include these details in their Wills, however it is important to now provide instructions on how to deal with their digital footprint and their online life, the same way they deal with their offline life.  “It is important that information such as this is not inserted directly into the Will” says  Emma “People forget that after they die their Will becomes a public document and therefore any passwords given in the Will itself will become a matter of public record. What they should do is note these det

Facebook Claims It Can Use Kids' 'Likes' As it Likes, Wants Class Action Tossed

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Facebook asked a federal judge to dismiss a class action accusing it of exploiting children, claiming that Facebook users' "like" statements qualify as matters of public interest http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/08/08/38793.htm  "Expressions of consumer opinion, such as the plaintiffs' Like statements challenged here, have repeatedly qualified as matters of public interest under the First Amendment," Facebook claimed in a motion seeking "more definite statement or dismissal."   On behalf of their children, Melissa Dawes and Jennifer DeYoung filed a class action on June 1, claiming Facebook's non-negotiable terms of membership that say its members are subject to such advertising and marketing do not apply to minor children. The plaintiffs say children lack the capacity to consent to the use of their name and photographs for marketing, advertising and selling of goods and services. Facebook uses users' "Like" statements to

Massive #BBC resource on Privacy

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Where does the balance lie between an individual's right to privacy and the public's right to know? http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2011/06/the_privacy_commission.shtml   The BBC has interviews with : Hugh Tomlinson QC , Zac Goldsmith MP , Max Mosley , Stephen Abell , Hugh Grant , Sir Charles Gray , Alan Rusbridger , Helen Wood , Max Clifford , Marcus Partington , John Kampfner , Christopher Graham , Louise Mensch , Andy Trotter , John Mullin , Avril Sanders Royle , Jimmy Wales You can  read more about the Commissioners here. The  draft terms of reference  are now available on the PM blog, and listeners have a week to  offer suggestions and alterations  for the Commission to consider, as well as proposals for witnesses. Evidence sessions will begin in mid-June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2011/06/the_privacy_commission.shtml

The Stop and Go of Data Flow and #privacy - new research

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What do you consider personal information was the based question for research conducted by Ball State University's Center for Media Design published Feb 2011 and the reports finds that the notion of privacy is actually "situational," and depends on the context of the consumer, the nature of their information being tracked, and the organizations that are tracking it. The report is worth reading  " Notions of Privacy: Ignorance, Illusion or Miscommunication ," They have also supplied an excellent interactive infographic (main illustration) The work is very good and whilst it does lack the sense of global diversity around the world (different geographies what is personal very different), it does highlight that people have strange views about data.  Some data that people highlight as private is indeed public already and therefore the work represents the confusion between “what we would like/ believe we have as privacy and what we have in reality” Part 2 of t

Thinking about private and public again...

The case in question is a woman who was made redundant and was offered a large compensation package.  As usual the offer included a non-disclosure clause (family is ok, public is not, advise from friends who are discrete probably acceptable).  Therefore would it be acceptable to post on twitter and Facebook as these are closed (not public) networks.  However if someone enable the information to spread outside your network it therefore becomes public. Therefore are we moving from private to public as being defined as when someone retweets your tweet!

Series of articles from WSJ on who is watching you

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Who is watch you and what they know – series of articles worth exploring What they know about our kids – very good visual of what they are recording

Series of articles from WSJ on who is watching you

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Who is watch you and what they know – series of articles worth exploring What they know about our kids – very good visual of what they are recording

Are we encouraging the Social Media generation to lie?

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My starting position is that the education system is encouraging the Social Media Generation (SMG) to think about their digital footprints – Halleluja!   I agree with the principal that you should make ‘people’ aware that what their write about themselves can come back to haunt them.  Indeed, further, what they say about others may be an indication of their professionalism.   However, following a round table, it is also evident that what the SMG have done is created ‘virtual identies’  There is one, the public facebook which looks like they have never done anything exciting or broken any health and safety law (basically rather dull and duitiful), and then the series of private worlds where they use nick names to share the reality of their shared lives. Therefore, the employer can now see a perfect digital history, which has been created for them, meaning that as an employer your online check is now as good as reviewing a CV.  You know it is beefed up, indeed Mr Employer did you know

so what is the difference between an old phone book and a web directory?

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In the good old days there was the phone book.  A list of all phone numbers in your area.  You could flick through this open, public record and find out where someone lived and their phone number.  Easy, simple and in black and white delivered to your door. Back in 2006 when Ajit Jaokar and I wrote "Mobile Web 2.0" we created an idea about "I am a tag and not a number" - which was to become a bedrock of PhoneBook 2.0 thinking.  The thinking was that phone books will die as the phone number is dead; you will become what others tag you as.  This move would allow phonebooks to move on from a disconnected phone number and become an connected action and activity delivering: book a meeting, message, call, IM, find and locate, In the old model you trusted the company who printed the phone book to remove (in the next addition) your details if you so wanted.  However, once printed there was always a copy at the library if you wanted older versions to see if someone ha

so what is the difference between an old phone book and a web directory?

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In the good old days there was the phone book.  A list of all phone numbers in your area.  You could flick through this open, public record and find out where someone lived and their phone number.  Easy, simple and in black and white delivered to your door. Back in 2006 when Ajit Jaokar and I wrote "Mobile Web 2.0" we created an idea about "I am a tag and not a number" - which was to become a bedrock of PhoneBook 2.0 thinking.  The thinking was that phone books will die as the phone number is dead; you will become what others tag you as.  This move would allow phonebooks to move on from a disconnected phone number and become an connected action and activity delivering: book a meeting, message, call, IM, find and locate, In the old model you trusted the company who printed the phone book to remove (in the next addition) your details if you so wanted.  However, once printed there was always a copy at the library if you wanted older versions to see if someone ha

so what is the difference between an old phone book and a web directory?

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In the good old days there was the phone book.  A list of all phone numbers in your area.  You could flick through this open, public record and find out where someone lived and their phone number.  Easy, simple and in black and white delivered to your door. Back in 2006 when Ajit Jaokar and I wrote "Mobile Web 2.0" we created an idea about "I am a tag and not a number" - which was to become a bedrock of PhoneBook 2.0 thinking.  The thinking was that phone books will die as the phone number is dead; you will become what others tag you as.  This move would allow phonebooks to move on from a disconnected phone number and become an connected action and activity delivering: book a meeting, message, call, IM, find and locate, In the old model you trusted the company who printed the phone book to remove (in the next addition) your details if you so wanted.  However, once printed there was always a copy at the library if you wanted older versions to see if someone ha

Would Aristotle use Facebook?

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Internet players wrestling for control of your footprint Whatever the personal reason for joining and participating in social networking, the debate has moved from being fashionable to how the key social networking players can unwittingly extend their influence and control of you.   Facebook wants to move from the confines of their own social networking cloud and be able to monitise property outside of their immediate control; hence the introduction by Facebook of opengraph and ‘Like’. The understanding of these new tools is, however, being over shadowed by the privacy setting debate which is also critical to the new Facebook model and its new utility.  The privacy setting allows Facebook to gain relationship data (digital footprint) and together with the tools change the internet from a Google ad centric world, into a relationship dependant Facebook ad centric world.   Issue 101. Control of Privacy settings It has become evident that social networks will live or die by their privacy p

Would Aristotle use Facebook?

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Internet players wrestling for control of your footprint Whatever the personal reason for joining and participating in social networking, the debate has moved from being fashionable to how the key social networking players can unwittingly extend their influence and control of you.   Facebook wants to move from the confines of their own social networking cloud and be able to monitise property outside of their immediate control; hence the introduction by Facebook of opengraph and ‘Like’. The understanding of these new tools is, however, being over shadowed by the privacy setting debate which is also critical to the new Facebook model and its new utility.  The privacy setting allows Facebook to gain relationship data (digital footprint) and together with the tools change the internet from a Google ad centric world, into a relationship dependant Facebook ad centric world.   Issue 101. Control of Privacy settings It has become evident that social networks will live or die by their privacy p

If "Privacy is Dead" why can I still find a pulse and feel its warmth. #mdfp

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    This post puts into words the fundamental shift that I have had difficulty in explaining for a while.  I believed that the prime privacy issues were erosion and  fear but now I think it is an adjustment to a new paradigm of what public means.  Public tends to mean information is available and current (news) or available but inaccessible (marriage record). The majority of us understand public in its “current public” form as it is about here and now (broadcast TV, radio, daily newspapers). This view of public was friendly as it naturally leads to a softening or erosion over time until forgiven and forgotten. With the advent of the Internet public now carries the same meanings but we have added a third dimension; always there, no control, no hiding, permanent and always accessible.    How can privacy die? Privacy is closer to gravity and electrons, in the mind of the public, than to bricks and trees, so how can it die?  Privacy is a concept, something you explain but cannot touch and