[aklug] Re: I find this statement a bit worrisome

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Arthur Corliss wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Dec 2009, barsalou wrote:
>
>> Eric Schmidt made a statement that I'm quoting from slashdot:
>>
>> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/08/0127219/Google-CEO-Says-Privacy-Worries-Are-For-Wrongdoers
>>
>> ... 'If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe
>> you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.' ...
>>
>> Anyone else feel the same way? This seems to be a very slippery slope
>> he is going down.
>
> The guy is obviously a socialist pig. Not that you couldn't tell that from
> his political contributions.
>
> This isn't a question about morality or ethics, it's a question about a
> constitutional right to privacy. And this jackass obviously doesn't care
> about our constitutional rights.
>
> How safe do you google app users feel now? This is one of many reasons why
> I refuse to host mail or any other personal content on hardware I don't own
> and control. If you think any government/corporate interest isn't going to
> use your data to their own ends you're hopelessly naive.
>
> Not that there's anything wrong with that. I don't have a strong feeling
> about this one way or another. ;-)
>
> --Arthur Corliss
> Live Free or Die
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Tell us how you really feel. ;)

For me, as a conservative (though I think liberals should appreciate
this as well), the issue of privacy ultimately becomes an issue of
independence and control. Even though I might not have anything big to
hide, nevertheless the more access someone has to the intimate details
of my life, the easier it is for them to manipulate or influence my life
if they might choose to do so. Knowledge is power, right?

Bultman mentioned encryption keys... I've pondered the same thing
myself. I think I can say that I wouldn't willingly give up my keys. In
my mind it isn't about showing them my data or not showing them my data
(nothing illegal on my hard drive), but it is about the right to protect
data in such a way that I control who has access to it.

Oh, and I hate free e-mail/hosting services also. I'd also prefer to do
everything on my own hardware, but because of present circumstances I
need an off site hosting service.

- --
Christopher Howard
http://indicium.us
http://theologia.indicium.us
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