Web 2.0 / privacy: the debate
The Internet and its social networking websites have sparked off endless debates about privacy. Scientific American brings its voice to the debate with an article written by law professor Daniel J. Solove. Should we just get over it and accept that every detail of our lives be published online, even rumors? Or is privacy a fundamental right that has to be protected?
In this article I learned about JuicyCampus, a website where students from everywhere in the U.S. can rant, spread rumors and divulge details concerning fellow college classmates, all that anonymously. The web 2.0 is going to give us its share of headaches…