[MyData & Open Data] this group's thoughts on definitions

Thu Dec 19 12:01:34 UTC 2013

On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 12:40:14PM +0000, Sam Smith wrote:
> OKF have created a page for this group here:
> 	http://personal-data.okfn.org

it defines "my data"

> "My Data is information about me personally, where I am identified in some way,
> regardless of who collects it"

- which i believe is a very negative term.

similarly to the dichotomy between free and open software. while "private
data" is emphasizing the ethical aspects, "my data" is like the consciously
unethical californian profit-making reinterpretation of that.

please remove this definition and use "private data"

> I'm sure we'll have comments, which anyone can leave here. I'll ping OKF and find out what their process is for changing things:
> 	https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ZfCBi8W91m7_SIR7lwyOy9d0cmw5DUj7FCjg1cPXbc/edit

haven't/couldn't check that for obvious reasons.

> (no login should be required to edit that, and OKF have decommissioned their public etherpad which I used to be able to create things on)

very sad.

best,s

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