Hi Mark,
At 14:26 05-09-2012, Mark Lizar wrote:
Again, this expectation is not only un-realistic but grossly
disproportionate to the quality and usability of privacy notices and
associated policies online.
Yes.
This is a very good point. People are 'expected' to make split
second decisions. This is one of many unrealistic expectations,
especially considering the content, language, format, and
implications of the polices, contracts and terms. Expectations are
high and blatantly unrealistic, considering children, non-english
speaking, non-technical, non-legal, disabled, partially literate,
busy, emotional people 'need' to use these notices. In many cases
it will never be easy for people to make these decisions. Frankly, it
Yes.
should be easy to change ones mind, exercise privacy rights and
manage informed consent from a personally controlled technical
architecture. Privacy is a public facility, it
The interesting point in the above is the ability for the person to
change his/her mind by reversing the consent. That is difficult to
do if it is consent about a contractual agreement instead of consent
to send out an identifier.
For example, I can be tracked online and be served custom
advertising, real time, yet it is still the law in all jurisdictions
that (if a company requires it) I need to provide a written notice
to manage my informed consent, gain access to my data, stop the use
of my profile etc. These request can take weeks, even months.
http://europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Get_your_Data_/get_your_data_.html
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
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