As we move further into this new internet , and web 2.0 (and web 3.0 awesomeness) we will continue to wrestle with the issues discussed in this blog; privacy, safety, and Identity. There is new legislation that is emerging to protect us (as consumers or just as members of the public), however, most of it seems to be aimed at protecting kids from predators and bullies. Not an inherently bad idea, but as i said in my last post, we have to careful about maintaining our first amendment rights.
New legislation is also emerging that would help people protect their privacy online. lets be honest though; most of this new "lack of privacy"(those are meant to be like finger quotes by the way) is caused by individuals voluntarily posting their pictures and information. I therefore don't see why we should impair a business' ability to engage in new forms of advertising that aren't really posing that big of a threat to us, or to stifle a new multi-billion dollar industry (data mining), especially when our economy sucks this bad already.
One of the biggest concerns I have, and probably you too (especially if you're a college student) is pictures on Facebook, and future employers. Our lack of privacy online could easily lead to missed job opportunities. This too, however, might solve itself eventually. As more and more people have Facebooks and other social networking accounts these things might become so ubiquitous as to no longer be a problem, but just a normal part of life for everyone.
I agree especially on the last part about the employers. As college kids now we have to be even more aware of what access our future employers might have into our personal lives.
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