"Your life in the public domain" by Nick Miller at theage


	"Your life in the public domain" by Nick Miller at theage

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3-4-2007 6:28 AM

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security, privacy, identity, identity theft, infosec, search engines, ebay, blogpost, identity management, hacking, wireless, socialweb

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The hyper-connected internet is exposing our private lives - and all their embarrassing details - to the world at large

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internet, you leave fingerprints on almost everything you touch.
Those who know what they are looking for will be able to know you
almost better than you know yourself.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/your-life-in-the-public-domain/2007/02/27/1172338610757.html?page=fullpage">Once online, personal information is almost impossible to
delete.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/your-life-in-the-public-domain/2007/02/27/1172338610757.html?page=fullpage">Even online pseudonyms
are a flimsy veil.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/your-life-in-the-public-domain/2007/02/27/1172338610757.html?page=fullpage">personal revelation is the unspoken quid
pro quo for using the social networking sites that are hugely
popular among young people. "Users understand that privacy is
important," he says. "But they also understand that letting go of
privacy is important if you want to play the game. You can't get
very far in online communities if you don't make at least some
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