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#privchat discussion of Google+, pseudonymity, and privacy (July 19)

Discussion from the weekly Twitter privacy chat.

  1. CenDemTech
    CenDemTech@CenDemTech
    #PrivChat Q2 (via @faceyet) What are #privacy implications of requirement that profiles for Google+ use 'names your known by' & be public?
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:15:03
  2. GetAbine
    GetAbine@GetAbine
    A2 #privchat Forcing users to post a real name has its obvious downsides, but 1 upside: it'll encourage accountability for content posted.
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:15:58
  3. Hibecom
    Hibecom@Hibecom
    A2: We recently wrote our thoughts about this very issue in our latest blog post: bit.ly/pUnwjp #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:17:26
  4. youthprivacy
    youthprivacy@youthprivacy
    #PrivChat A2 Key implication: @Hibecom is right, privacy may be a gimmick. Pseudonymity was something G+ was praised for, now it's gone
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:17:38
  5. MirskyLegal
    MirskyLegal@MirskyLegal
    MT @getabine: A2 #privchat Forcing users to post a real name will encourage accountability for content posted. good #libel result
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:17:44
  6. Privacyactivism
    Privacyactivism@Privacyactivism
    A2 w/out pseudonyms many people are excluded - domestic violence survivors, for example #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:18:16
  7. faceyet
    faceyet@faceyet
    #PrivChat A2 Some people who are ill prepared for 'real name' ID on the web will make the decision to go along with the name requirement.
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:19:25
  8. Reputation_Com
    Reputation_Com@Reputation_Com
    Despite privacy risks, using a real name online can keep people accountable for their actions and help prevent impersonation. #PrivChat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:19:45
  9. WarrenEHart
    WarrenEHart@WarrenEHart
    @CenDemTech #PrivChat A2 We still need places where people can freely voice opinions & not worry about employers, etc
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:22:49
  10. GetAbine
    GetAbine@GetAbine
    A2 #privchat Apparently violating G+'s TOU by having a pseudonym allows Google to kick you off any of their services: gmail, places, etc.
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:19:52
  11. faceyet
    faceyet@faceyet
    #PrivChat A2 The prospect of losing a gmail account in use already will be enough to persuade many users to yield to the name requirement.
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:26:06
  12. Hibecom
    Hibecom@Hibecom
    @Privacyactivism Citing accountability is akin to using the "nothing to hide" argument- very weak. #privacy does not equal hiding #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:20:06
  13. CenDemTech
    CenDemTech@CenDemTech
    #PrivChat A2 CDT has pointed out anonymous/pseud speech is protected right (in US). As far as services offering it, we encourage that too
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:22:11
  14. JustinBrookman
    JustinBrookman@JustinBrookman
    @CenDemTech SCt has found a value in anonymous speech. Hope we're not headed to real-name, all-the-time web. #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:21:09
  15. MirskyLegal
    MirskyLegal@MirskyLegal
    MT @hibecom: #privacy does not equal hiding #privchat definitely good point, but freedom from acctability also problem on #socialmedia
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:22:12
  16. VividSocialNet
    VividSocialNet@VividSocialNet
    A1: the greater impact will be to curb natural discourse via concerns spying employers, id theft/fraudsters etc, etc #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:22:31
  17. PrivacyProject
    PrivacyProject@PrivacyProject
    @Reputation_Com - In today's world of identity theft, being accountable for your actions might not be a bad thing. #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:22:59
  18. GetAbine
    GetAbine@GetAbine
    #privchat @JustinBrookman Looks like anonymous speech on Google is weakening. Hopefully the rest of the web doesn't follow.
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:22:59
  19. Reputation_Com
    Reputation_Com@Reputation_Com
    Real names online is part of a larger trend toward self-defining one's personal brand/reputation. YOU control how YOU look online. #PrivChat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:23:06
  20. jdp23
    jdp23@jdp23
    A2: there's an excellent thread on @GeekFeminism on "Privacy and pseudonymity on Google+" at is.gd/AhyoEi #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:23:15
  21. CenDemTech
    CenDemTech@CenDemTech
    #PrivChat A2 When online services become the public square, anon/pseud speech is important to maintain
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:23:35
  22. MirskyLegal
    MirskyLegal@MirskyLegal
    @JustinBrookman: Fears of "real-name, all-time web" prbly overblown. #privchat Google+ is experiment at best
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:26:56
  23. stonemirror
    stonemirror@stonemirror
    I don't mind "pen names"—long-term pseudonyms—but short-term ones—sock puppets—are bad, bad, bad. #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:23:59
  24. Privacyactivism
    Privacyactivism@Privacyactivism
    There are other ways to hold people accountable - don't need real names to do it. #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:24:13
  25. stonemirror
    stonemirror@stonemirror
    @Privacyactivism Such as...? How do you hold someone accountable who sets up 30 sock puppet accounts for harassment? #privchat
    Tue, Jul 19 2011 09:24:51

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