I am more interested in where the "expectation of privacy" is derived. There is little legal precedent for this and it is not constitutionally derived. It is not a solely an Internet issue. Is it a psycho/social myth reflecting some deeper species or is it denial in the face overwhelming information to the contrary. Reid -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Alex Halavais Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:58 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Facebook protests 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 // _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/