<CPOV> Anonymity and Privacy

[Geert Lovink]

Interesting. Let's hear the compelling voices that argue in favor of  
anonymity/pseudonymity on Wikipedia. I never understood this. Funny  
enough the organizers of Bangalore and Amsterdam conference never  
discussed to include this topic on the agenda. It is somehow not  
considered a very urgent issue. Maybe because, in the end, anonymity  
on the Net doesn't exist anyway. And we all know that (or should  
know...). This turns mask wearing into a somewhat funny theatrical  
situation. It also, potentially, could mean that we feel for sorry for  
them. Aren't they aware that it doesn't exist? It is a kind of  
Zizekian 'concious false conciousness' that the anonymous users enjoy?  
Geert


On 12 Apr 2010, at 1:56 PM, Felipe Ortega wrote:

> On lun, 2010-04-12 at 13:46 +0200, Juliana Brunello wrote:
>> I was reading an article at the new york times and came across the
>> following sentence: “anonymity was a habit, not a guarantee”. It is  
>> an
>> article about rethinking anonymity.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/technology/12comments.html
>>
>> Some people feel invaded in their privacy if they have to put their  
>> real
>> names on a comment, much like Wikipedians who "forget to sign"  
>> their names
>> on discussion pages and have a problem with the bots who correct  
>> it.  The
>> problem is that anonymous users/users with fake identities are oft  
>> the
>> cause of flaming.
>>
>> In local everyday life, it is hard to be anonymous or keep a fake  
>> identity
>> if you make a comment. I assume these users would not feel invaded in
>> their privacy in this case. OR: Would they maybe just not comment on
>> anything?
>>
>> My question is: How to deal with anonymity and privacy nowadays?
>
> Some thoughts about the implications of this issue as for public  
> data on
> the Internet, with examples:
>
> http://blog.felipeortega.net/2010/04/07/private-side-public-data/
>
> Something that still puzzles me is how people still want to consider
> their data private when they participate in publicly audited projects.
>
> Regards,
> Felipe.
>
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