Michael On 9/6/06, Michael Zimmer <michael.zimmer@nyu.edu> wrote:
However, this is less about users not realizing that their personal information is public in the first place, and more about how changing the norms of flow of that information disrupts the "contextual integrity" within the Facebook community.
I think that there is something to this, but it doesn't change my opinion about the users' naivete. I think your explanation is certainly descriptive, while my condemnation is in some way prescriptive. In other words, I see that this is likely where their expectation of privacy comes from (and I think you could say the same about the AOL data), but I don't think it is a reasonable expectation. Leaving aside whether all information "wants to be free," the idea that private information is no longer private when shared in networked digital venues seems to me to be pretty central to information literacy. In the absence of explicit indications otherwise--and even with such promises--when volunteering information online you should expect your grandchildren and their entire generation will have access to that information. Alex -- -- // // This email is // [X] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais // Social Architect // http://alex.halavais.net //