On 13/12/2012 00:41, "Ashok Malhotra" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On 12/12/2012 4:18 PM, David Singer wrote: >> The fear that people have that 'some people' are 'building a database >>about me', 'without my permission or knowledge' may be much larger than >>warranted if they only knew what was in the database, or it was >>accumulated after consent/knowledge. Basically, reducing the "it's >>creepy" feeling may be of assistance here. >If we could look at and, perhaps, even edit the info collected about us, >that would allay our fears. >Much of the info may be innocuous. For example, my database may say that >I buy swimming pool >supplies. That's just fine by me. In fact, it may be a good thing as I >will discount offers for pool >supplies. Or it may say I buy hi-fat milk and so am defined as a health risk for insurance companies? Or it could infer any number of things from items that alone would 'appear' to pose us no personal risk at all. Being able to 'edit' what is collected presupposes we allow the collection. It also presupposes that you will have access to all the databases. I think that is a dangerous thing for a society to presuppose lightly. Big Data is a tremendous opportunity for society, but I firmly believe we should exercise caution until we have a better understanding of the potential impact and the practical impact. Why not let the mail man look at all your mail and record every parcel and correspondence you send or receive? Why not allow them to open and read them? Why not Listen to every call to hear what products I am interested in and which adverts are working in getting increased interest and if I go on to buy them? I think the point is clear we do not allow that as we 'feel' that that is personal. Until society catches up with the technical capabilities our perception - as a society- will be way behind the potential risk. Did you know there is research that takes your fingerprints and recreates facial characteristics? My point being just because 'we' think something seems innocuous in a certain does not mean it is now and will forever remain innocuous in that fashion. > >Ashok >_______________________________________________ >ietf-privacy mailing list >[email protected] >https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-privacy _______________________________________________ ietf-privacy mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-privacy
