I just read an interesting item on the BBC website which, following my previous post about CGM and privacy issues, illustrates how technology is changing faster than social, cultural and legal practices.
In the article -
the web, the politician and the prostitute -
Alfred Hermida (assistant professor of journalism, University of British Columbia) points out that millions of people have made all sorts of personal details available online via social networking sites, perhaps without realising the consequences. Rather poignantly he closes the piece with a warning from the creator of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee: "Imagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job. Imagine that it's all going to be seen by your parents and your grandparents and your grandchildren as well."
Enough said.
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