Comments on: Thoughts on Library Juice library 2.0 and privacy post http://mchabib.com/2006/06/13/thoughts-on-library-juice-library-20-and-privacy-post/ On Librarianship and the Information Sciences Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:07:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tara Kelly http://mchabib.com/2006/06/13/thoughts-on-library-juice-library-20-and-privacy-post/#comment-305 Tara Kelly Thu, 31 May 2007 15:43:17 +0000 http://mchabib.com/?p=43#comment-305 Hello. I think you've really hit the nail on the head with this post - we need to strike a balance, not only between what's public and what's private, but the *context* of the public information as well. No person is all private, nor all public. And no system that represents people can be either. On the merits of things like CliamID: I went to high school with a Mike Habbib. Just a quick hop over to your ClaimID and I was able to clear that up right away - two different people. This is the first time I've bumped into your blog, nice work. Cheers, Tara Hello.
I think you’ve really hit the nail on the head with this post - we need to strike a balance, not only between what’s public and what’s private, but the *context* of the public information as well.

No person is all private, nor all public. And no system that represents people can be either.

On the merits of things like CliamID: I went to high school with a Mike Habbib. Just a quick hop over to your ClaimID and I was able to clear that up right away - two different people.

This is the first time I’ve bumped into your blog, nice work.
Cheers,
Tara

]]> By: Arun Kumar http://mchabib.com/2006/06/13/thoughts-on-library-juice-library-20-and-privacy-post/#comment-304 Arun Kumar Thu, 31 May 2007 05:20:26 +0000 http://mchabib.com/?p=43#comment-304 Privacy is going to be a huge issue with all Web 2.0 services in the future, and the backlash is slowly starting to build. The only way a Web 2.0 service can be "free" is by complete loss of your privacy, because all Web 2.0 "free" services rely upon displaying targeted advertisements, and this, in turn, relies upon having software read your messages, documents, and other content in order to determine just what advertisements to display. And as your private information gets centralized in the hands of a few service providers, it becomes easier for the government to get its hands on it because there are fewer subpoenas to execute... I have been working on an alternative model of collaboration for the past few years called "Kerika" which addresses the privacy issue head-on (see http://www.kerika.com/smarter_alternative_hosted.html). If you are interested in protecting your privacy, I would recommend you take a look at Kerika. Privacy is going to be a huge issue with all Web 2.0 services in the future, and the backlash is slowly starting to build. The only way a Web 2.0 service can be “free” is by complete loss of your privacy, because all Web 2.0 “free” services rely upon displaying targeted advertisements, and this, in turn, relies upon having software read your messages, documents, and other content in order to determine just what advertisements to display.

And as your private information gets centralized in the hands of a few service providers, it becomes easier for the government to get its hands on it because there are fewer subpoenas to execute…

I have been working on an alternative model of collaboration for the past few years called “Kerika” which addresses the privacy issue head-on (see http://www.kerika.com/smarter_alternative_hosted.html). If you are interested in protecting your privacy, I would recommend you take a look at Kerika. ]]>