And, as a result of this constant recording and archiving, maybe society will change and become more accepting, because it will become clear that pretty much no-one is squeaky clean. We can hope. Here's another angle on the public/private debate: what is the ethical position regarding an easily-overheard (ie impossible to avoid) conversation in a public place? http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2007/08/you-never-know-who-youre-sitt ing-next.html M-H On 12/8/07 9:15 AM, "Ed Lamoureux" <ell@bumail.bradley.edu> wrote:
I didn't bring photos into the discussion. But they ARE an interesting addition.... in that they illustrate, by analogy, the problem on the web, with words. Often, now, words CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THEIR ORIGINATOR in ways that f-2-f data that we collected and protected cannot.