Enjoy it while it lasts
Why Web 2.0 will end your privacy is an article by Wil Harris. And the man has a point.
I really agree with everything he is saying here and its pleasing to see that the informed media are lettign everyone else know what exactly "free" means in the digital age. No such thing as a free lunch - still as true to day as whenever it was coined.
I think as long as we understand what we are letting ourselves in for and that we go about maintaining our identity properly (online identity fraud is only going to grow in its commonality) then we can enjoy the benefits that Web 2.0 brings, but with the understanding that we are going to get more and more shoved down our throats.
And why shuld we expect more companies, services, products and ideas shoved throatwards? Because the only way to make money is to buy and sell data to further the marketting machine...
I really agree with everything he is saying here and its pleasing to see that the informed media are lettign everyone else know what exactly "free" means in the digital age. No such thing as a free lunch - still as true to day as whenever it was coined.
I think as long as we understand what we are letting ourselves in for and that we go about maintaining our identity properly (online identity fraud is only going to grow in its commonality) then we can enjoy the benefits that Web 2.0 brings, but with the understanding that we are going to get more and more shoved down our throats.
And why shuld we expect more companies, services, products and ideas shoved throatwards? Because the only way to make money is to buy and sell data to further the marketting machine...
a more extreme example is YouTube. It is reportedly burning $1m a day in bandwidth costs to serve the amount of video being put up there. How on earth are they going to find cash to cover that?
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