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Throwing It All Away: Community, Data Privacy And The False Choices Of Web 2.0, Eli Edwards
Throwing It All Away: Community, Data Privacy And The False Choices Of Web 2.0, Eli Edwards
Eli Edwards
Online privacy has long been a challenge, but the rise of Web 2.0 technologies has made it easier for more people to share personal information about themselves. There is a particular concern that young people who have grown accustomed to baring their private information in the public Internet sphere are especially vulnerable to potential harms now and in the near future. There is even a recurrent meme that posits people today, especially young people immersed in the digital culture, no longer value the right to privacy; the assumption is that between the equal values of community and privacy, Web 2.0 …