[LINK] RFC: Web 2.0

[Craig Sanders]

On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 12:12:42AM +0100, Reagan Blundell wrote:
> > why would anyone want to put their personal data and to-do list on
> > someone else's computer, where they lose all control over it? and when
> > the site's privacy policy says:
> > [snip]
> 
> I would presume it would be someone who didn't have a PDA nor their own
> server, but still wanted to be able to access their todo list from a
> variety of locations / computers (such as both from work and from home)
> and who was wanting to put information on there that didn't particularly
> matter should the privacy policy prove objectionable.

what's wrong with storing your todo list on a USB flash drive?  usable at
work, home, or wherever else you happen to be.

you can even keep a copy of the program on the flash drive too - and
there are dozens of free ones to chose from, so you don't even have to
worry about software license problems.

> Most people just don't care that much.

which is why it's so easy for marketing droids to exploit their ignorance.
they rely on the fact that most people have no idea how pervasive it (data
surveillance) is, or just what can be done with their personal data.

ignorance shouldn't be treated as an opportunity for exploitation, it
should be seen as a need for education.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>           (part time cyborg)