Terry Blanton wrote:
There is not even a semblance of privacy on the internet, even in so-called private groups. . . .
It is soon to be so in all of reality. You can walk from one end of London to the other and never leave big brother's eye today. Soon it will be true everywhere.
Privacy is diminishing, but not disappearing completely. I think that society is reverting to the way it was in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the way it still is in small towns and villages. People have to worry more about their reputations than they have done in conditions of 20th century urban anonymity. This is not such a bad thing.
leaking pen wrote:
> Also, while the original poster is all fired up about his civil > liberties, he completely ignores the groups individual RIGHT TO > PRIVACY.
This has nothing to do with the legal right to privacy, as it is defined in the U.S. (I do not know about other countries.) It does not violate any criminal or civil statues. You would violate a criminal statute if you stole the information, or wiretapped it, or hacked a computer with it. You would violate civil statutes if you signed an NDA, or if you are an employee, which is an implied NDA. There are also right to privacy laws about things such as your medical information, and how much money you have in the bank. Doctors and bank employees have a legal obligation to keep these things confidential. But your opinion about an experiment, freely expressed to a large group of people who have not signed NDA's, is not covered by any privacy laws.
I know a thing or two about this, because it was part of my job many years ago. I discussed it with lawyers. My information may be out of date.
- Jed
