Re: do we have a right to be forgotten?

On Apr 18, 2011, at 11:11 , Karl Dubost wrote:

> 
> Le 18 avr. 2011 à 13:58, David Singer a écrit :
>> However, I am not sure that the digital age introduces any new problems
> 
> Physical *disembodiment* of information

That is new, for sure.  I was talking about the publication of libels, slanders, or invasive material. We've had to deal with handling these issues, as a society, for centuries, and we have mechanisms for handling them.

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> 
>    * Global: each unit of information is available almost
>      everywhere at once.
>    * Instantaneous: each unit of information is available in
>      real time.
>    * Replicated: each unit of information is replicated
>      identically.
>    * Permanent: each unit of information is kept for a long
>      period of time.
> http://www.w3.org/2010/api-privacy-ws/papers/privacy-ws-3#physical-digital
> 
> 
> A text I had forgotten
> Reciprocal Privacy (ReP) for the Social Web
> http://dig.csail.mit.edu/2007/12/rep.html
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> 
> -- 
> Karl Dubost - http://dev.opera.com/
> Developer Relations & Tools, Opera Software
> 

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Monday, 18 April 2011 18:14:58 UTC