From: Michael M. Butler (butler@comp-lib.org)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:50:40 MDT
Zero Powers hits with:
> Individuals, as much as they hate to believe it, already are about as
> transparent as they can be. The only "persons" who enjoy any semblance of
> real privacy anymore are corporate and government institutions.
Agree, more or less. Is "Privacy" nothing more than code for the phrase
"Security by obscurity"?
> That is why
> transparency will be more of a benefit than a detriment to individuals.
_Could_ be.
> But
> I am a patient man. Eventually the value of transparency will make itself
> known and, although I'm not the type to say "I told you so," you'll know
> I'll be thinking it ;)
only if you man the parapets to make the sauce for the gander, as it were.
Our (plain folks') goose, OTOH--well, you-all stick a fork in it and tell me.
MMB, remembering the food beast from Hitchhiker's Guide...
"I've been force-feeding myself for several weeks now..."
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