Privacy and SNsTel Aviv University, 07/01/08

The web has become platform for sharing

The Kokhav Nolad Syndromlands on the web

Teens use the internet as a theater 55% have an online profile (mostly with full

names, photos, and photos of friends) 46% post fake information to protect themselves 49% use networks to make friends 32% have been contacted by strangers Girls are more concerned than boys on privacy Older teens share more More rules in household than other media

Is Privacy an illusion?

Once your data is Public this is too late, unless… Google Yourself to find out Online Advertising is based on knowing what

you do. Does that disturb you? Privacy is an illusion only if you want to. But it is

very hard to avoid

The BeaconGate proves we are not in a jungle

The ScobleGate

Questions and expectations

Who owns your data? (you, platform, advertiser, friend) How easy is it to modify/delete? (bebo winner according

to this) Is our friend’s data our data? What usage can we do of this data? In which context can we use it? Is our data portable? Are

SNS ready to open? How to attribute the permissions to use it? Who has the

authority? How to maintain a good level of trust with my friends? What standards/best practices are going to be adopted

and what regulation? Check up DataPortability.org

Be Careful but not obsessed

Useful links

ScobleGate http://www.techmeme.com/080103/p36#a080103p36 On data portability http://www.dataportability.org/

Pew Internet research http://content1.docstoc.com/flash/Teens%20Privacy

%20Social%20Networks.swf On trust

http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/04/information-ownership-in-an-information-economy-a-sideways-look/

Privacy wars http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/questions-about-

privacy-wars.php Say Everything http://nymag.com/news/features/27341/