The idea is that this is the stuff that I type into my computer
before I consciously decide to release it under a specific license
or share it with someone.
I think it is a mistake to focus on whether you "typed it into your
computer" or not. Who wrote it -- if anyone -- is irrelevant to
privacy concerns. What's relevant is that the system got that data
from you.
I suggest something like this.
If you place data in a storage facility, or it gets data from you,
you should control access to that data.
I don't have time for the other questions now -- I have to leave
that to others to suggest answers to.
--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.
Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call