An axiomatic statement in concept, but often ignored in our online habits Our Data, Ourselves: "Who controls our data controls our lives...Our data is a part of us. It's intimate and personal, and we have basic rights to it. It should be protected from unwanted touch". As far as I'm concerned, not many statements are more obvious and more likely to result in universal head nodding. But for some reason, we are allowing sites and applications online to handle our data in almost abusive manner while we use their "free" tools. Not all costs of use are economic, but all data can be used for economic purposes by someone.
Posted by gsiemens at May 17, 2008 11:17 PM | TrackBack