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Webs of flesh, spun over saleable data
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10/06/2014 from
www.zdnet.com/thanks-for-nothing-jerkface-7000030306/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Apparently we are all now "little more than webs of flesh spun over packages of saleable data", according to a searing indictment of Google's anti-anonymity policy specifically.
This is required reading for anyone interested in a balanced view of anonymity, privacy and public discourse:
"The Google+ so-called "real name" policy can best be described as a confusing, velvet-glove-cast-in-iron policy where users of Google+ are required to use their birth or government ID names — and when flagged, must prove it, and submit official documentation as proof. ...
Writers, musicians, programmers and more were deleted. Editing your name raised suspicion and still risks getting you flagged.
For LGBT, political dissidents, activists and at-risk people everywhere, ... Google+ became a loaded gun pointed right at anyone whose privacy is what keeps them alive.... One woman was outed to a co-worker when she texted him, and risked losing her employment."
And there's more: YouTube, Google Play, peopel creating G+ profiles without even realising it as they take photos on Android phones, or using Talk ...
- Thanks for nothing, jerkface | ZDNet
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