Comments on: Bill of Rights for the Social Web

By: BeckBlogic

BeckBlogic — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:33:07 +0000

Rosie and Alan,
Thank you very much for your comments. This is quite a learning process for me–whole new world. I am not one for “regulations” for the Social Web (almost sounds like an oxymoron). I simply hope for transparency about what is done with my information (and more importantly, my children’s information). I was shocked to learn what Facebook can and has done with customer information. I am glad to know this now. I guess it is my lack of knowledge that concerns me. Very slowly, I will learn…I think! I’m grateful for your input.

By: alaneason

alaneason — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:56:14 +0000

Becky, it seems to me that posting any “rights” on web content is sort of silly. I know that was a suggested question to address, but it seems to use an older model of social order (i.e. a government and a constitution – a hierarchy, if you will). I know there is a sort of camaraderie and sharing of values on the Internet among a lot of users, and it might help there for users to start to define their ideas of what is fair use of information and what is not, but it still seems that the law of the jungle rules. If you or your information are out there – it is game. I think we all have to learn to live with that. Alan

By: BeckBlogic

BeckBlogic — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:29:45 +0000

I think a "Bill of Rights"--or rather, a voluntary commitment to best business practices is a conversation worth having. Corporations choose which information or IP to open source. I would welcome having the same choice.

By: rosiethethird

rosiethethird — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:36:35 +0000

How would we regulate AND enforce a Bill that affords certain rights to everyone on the planet who uses the Web…or would the rights be exclusive to those of us who are already used to living our lives under a different Bill of Rights? Maybe we don’t need one. Just like corporations, maybe individuals could benefit from open sourcing our personal info.