Comments on: On the Record, by Default

By: WebYES! Internet Systems » The Web2.0 is not (yet) Free Software

WebYES! Internet Systems » The Web2.0 is not (yet) Free Software — Thu, 10 May 2007 13:02:07 +0000

[...] And the “community” can’t benefit back from their past work, just contribute more and more Data to “cool web apps” and do not care about future privacy issues. Well, someone said already that privacy is over… I prefer to believe that we can still have a way to protect our information. [...]

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:32:12 +0000

Nearing the idea of Thought Crime.

Text Crime is now upon us.

be very careful with what you write.
It might come back to haunt you.

This idea of duality of allusion and metaphor of saying one thing and meaning another will be extremely important in the generations to come.

Of course communication through body language will still be the strongest facet of face to face meetings.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:20:45 +0000

Someday, the world will be run by a generation that never learned to socially interact with one another face to face. My 18 year old brother has many friends, and a HUGE social life, but he never speaks a single word to any of them, not in person or by phone. His friendships exist on-line, where he uses instant messaging, my-space and blogs to communicate with the world (He even attends school on-line, and has been doing so since he was 16). When he’s older I think he’ll have a distinct disadvantage in the corporate world compared to the child who fostered his communication skills through real human interaction.

By: Michael Chui

Michael Chui — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:12:54 +0000

Well, first: there’s a difference between the potential for recording, which is constant and of varying risk, and the assurance of recording, which is not always guaranteed. For instance, a face to face conversation can be recorded quite easily, even by a bystander who happens to have an excellent memory. Similarly, I remember the days when I would curse when AIM crashed before I had a chance to save the conversation for memory, and would immediately sign back on and request the other person save it for me and send it over.

People should stand by their mistakes. If you’re wrong, then you should admit not only the attribution, but also the error. On the flip side, there is the question of how long your error should haunt you. Naturally, these questions arise most often in the case of ex-convicts.