[MyData & Open Data] This man thinks big data and privacy can co-exist, and here’s his plan

[Sam Smith]

On 29 Aug 2013, at 07:27, Mr. Puneet Kishor <punk.kish at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I wondered if he was deluded, I was referring to his quote, "Look at the service Snapchat. People want the possibility to send photographs which destroy themselves. There is a basic human need that you don’t want to leave traces all the time on the net."
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> See http://gibsonsec.org/snapchat/
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> There really may not be anything completely guaranteed. We just may have to settle for good enough being good enough, or some other social and cultural expectation adjustment.

That is the eternal tension between idealism and the practical world. We need both perspectives, and a variety of balances between, to keep all others aware of the other options.


Where that line falls varies for different people and different applications, and how it needs to be enforced is different.