Subj : the nothing to hide a
To   : Boraxman
From : SYS64738
Date : Mon Feb 14 2022 09:18:32

  Re: the nothing to hide a
  By: Boraxman to Ogg on Mon Feb 14 2022 20:30:20

 > Take for example meeting people in a pub, you have a conversation.  You
 > would NOT expect the entire world to be able to view that conversation.
 > Maybe others in the pub will overhear, but it's not searchable.  Or you join
 > a Linux Users Group and you discuss having a BBQ with others at a meeting,
 > again, that would be just for those in the group, not something that people
 > in Russia or around your city would find out about.  People wouldn't be able
 > to know who went where and when.
 >
 > But when it comes to the "internet", we kind of don't apply those standards.
 > A group is public.  Take fsxNet, we were discussing a meet up in Melbourne.
 > This should be considered something only relevant to those in fsxNet, but
 > you would (when we plan to), be able to Google search the event, and anyone
 > in the world would know who went where and when.  This doesn't sit right
 > with me, it is very weird, but we still haven't gotten used to that.
 >
 > In a way,, I'm advocating a more closed Internet.  Web pages, public forums
 > should remain public, but communication should be, by default, by convention
 > and politeness, be only for the audience participating.

I can certainly see your point.  It's sort of like when my aunt (who is not very tech savvy) thinks she is sending a private message to me in Facebook, but she actually posts that message on her wall for everyone to see. She intended for it to be a private conversation, but now everyone on her friend's list can see it. Also, if her setting on FB are set a certain way, the entire planet can see it just through a simple Google search.  If it were a personal matter, then it only gets worse from there.

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