http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2010/01/29/privacy-3/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2010/01/29/privacy-3/comment-page-1/#comment-40416 Zac Chase Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:46:04 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4596#comment-40416 Wait. I thought privacy was still in beta. How did I miss V.1? Yes, privacy is transactional. In this realm, the closest tangible comparison I can make would be of SNS' and credit card companies targeting university students. Instead of "Hey, free money," SNS were selling something even sexier, "Hey, free friends." In this, we have been stupid. I don't so much care how obscurely placed 45 sites' privacy statements were placed. I'm more interested in how thoroughly the millions of users of these sites went looking. Because, hey, free friends! Wait. I thought privacy was still in beta. How did I miss V.1?
Yes, privacy is transactional. In this realm, the closest tangible comparison I can make would be of SNS’ and credit card companies targeting university students. Instead of “Hey, free money,” SNS were selling something even sexier, “Hey, free friends.”
In this, we have been stupid. I don’t so much care how obscurely placed 45 sites’ privacy statements were placed. I’m more interested in how thoroughly the millions of users of these sites went looking. Because, hey, free friends!

]]> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2010/01/29/privacy-3/comment-page-1/#comment-35824 Frances Bell Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:35:38 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4596#comment-35824 I thought it was quite an informative and balanced article, ruined by a really stupid first sentence (maybe an editor tried to vamp it up a bit). The challenge for individuals and educators is develop general awareness of the implications of their choices in privacy settings, and the challenge for SNS providers is to make those choices as simple and transparent as possible. As the general awareness grows, I hope it can provide the stimulus for the SNS to make that happen. I thought it was quite an informative and balanced article, ruined by a really stupid first sentence (maybe an editor tried to vamp it up a bit). The challenge for individuals and educators is develop general awareness of the implications of their choices in privacy settings, and the challenge for SNS providers is to make those choices as simple and transparent as possible. As the general awareness grows, I hope it can provide the stimulus for the SNS to make that happen.

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