Comments on: Hacking your online identity http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/hacking-your-online-identity.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/hacking-your-online-identity.html/comment-page-1#comment-636788 Ray Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:41:38 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=5248#comment-636788 What would happen if we were all to post our location or information, every person across the world, all information available. Let’s face it, so much is available we don't even know about, at least to the authorities Now would that not change the risk. Your neighbour would know you are not at home, the security company could turns on the system automatically, we could know who is at the door before we even answer it. A stranger, villain or would be someone with no online identity, and thus the odd person out. Big Brother? Not if its public available for all? Would we ultimately not feel safer and secure with less interfaces to interact with? What would happen if we were all to post our location or information, every person across the world, all information available. Let’s face it, so much is available we don’t even know about, at least to the authorities

Now would that not change the risk. Your neighbour would know you are not at home, the security company could turns on the system automatically, we could know who is at the door before we even answer it. A stranger, villain or would be someone with no online identity, and thus the odd person out. Big Brother? Not if its public available for all? Would we ultimately not feel safer and secure with less interfaces to interact with?

]]> By: sciencegoddess http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/hacking-your-online-identity.html/comment-page-1#comment-636434 sciencegoddess Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:16:47 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=5248#comment-636434 I always thought it was weird to have announcements on twitter about where someone is. If you have any concerns about stalkers, that is just asking for trouble. Almost too creepy. I always thought it was weird to have announcements on twitter about where someone is. If you have any concerns about stalkers, that is just asking for trouble. Almost too creepy.

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