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September 09, 2004
Giving our lives away
Now that next generation web services such as Flicr and deli.cio.us are paving the way, what are the implications of these systems when applied to our personal lives?
We're giving our life away.
Ok, that's perhaps a bit drastic, but think about it.
- Those personal pictures you used to store on your local hard-drive - now they're online (and probably "public" by default).
- Those thoughts you used to write into your paper diary - now online - in your blog
- Your email (some of it probably quite private) - now online in GMail and searchable by Google
- Your hobbies, information about your workplace - online in (probably) several social software sites
- Your CV you used to type personally onto (or print to) paper - online in (probably) several job-sites
- etc. etc.
Sure it's handy to be able to share your pictures online - but all that personal data is moving further and further away from you and out of your control. So how do we regain control of that data and make sure it stays personal while utilizing the advantages the services offer?
The discussion is starting.
Posted by Matthew at September 9, 2004 04:18 PM