[LINK] [PRIVACY] SMH: 'Social media exploitation is gravest risk'
Jan Whitaker
jwhit at janwhitaker.com
Mon Mar 5 10:04:56 AEDT 2012
At 09:44 AM 5/03/2012, Roger Clarke wrote:
>We only need the determination now to uncover the depth of their
>exploitation and to enforce our existing legal rights.
Good letter, Stephen.
Problem: 'we' have no ability to enforce anything. The current law
doesn't allow us to. That is the shame of the situation. And as long
as those with the power (various commissioners) continue to avoid
enforcement, we are sheep led to the slaughter. Our only protection
is to 'not play' or play as little as possible and only when we can't
get the result in alternative ways.
As I said privately to a member after my posting about privacy
etiquette, we are also in a bind if we don't participate in social
media. We have no way to know what is said about us to others. I
guess that is no different from not knowing what is said in private
spoken gossip or private email groups, either, but given the reach of
these new systems, we have no means to find out what is being said in
those forums unless we take on the risk of participation.
So what is a person to do? The best I see is to get involved in
groups like the various civil society groups and continue to press
and press on those who are governing our society to do the right
thing for all of us, not just those in the power seats. The
Parliament should hold the commissioners accountable for enforcement
of the weak law we have. The Parliament should be acting on the 4
YEAR old ALRC report to implement the recommendations, including a
right of action (so we CAN enforce our rights). So far: zilch.
Jan
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
jwhit at janwhitaker.com
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