tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193765205352943652.post4284427329343485356..comments2023-10-06T06:47:31.389-07:00Comments on Chaos: Do you have a digital identity?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193765205352943652.post-68553092580968296802009-11-04T04:55:47.407-08:002009-11-04T04:55:47.407-08:00I am not sure whether I understand the context of ...I am not sure whether I understand the context of "Coming from an open culture", but in my opinion there are two reasons for hiding behind the pseudonyms.<br /><br />1. Personal preference : I used "theebgar" for all online activities till I get gMail account somewhere in 2006 (I believe). Many people use this, as it enables them using a common identity without worrying about disclosing full information about themselves, or essential leaving the links to other bits and pieces about themselves. For example, you wouldn't want some social engineer to create a full profile of you for a well concerted attack.<br /><br />2. Political repression : <br />http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=66482<br /><br />I don't have to tell more on this, but this is happening not only in Sri Lanka, but anywhere freedom of speech is considered as a privilege but not a right.<br /><br />PS: I personally don't like to comment in blogger because it requires you to sign in with Gmail / OpenID to comment.Gartheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863318101006672079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193765205352943652.post-36568159479919031422009-02-21T13:09:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:09:00.000-08:00@Tor:The name/address in the phone book is a proxy...@Tor:<BR/><BR/>The name/address in the phone book is a proxy identification system without aggregation of your expressions. What is happening online is quite different and would translate in the physical world as each time you speak up in a public place, you give a copy of your id card and there is a public record of everything you said, even for those who were not in the context of the event. So your words might be contextualize in the environment of a Web site but at the same time, they are highly identifiable in a global environment. It reduces the social opacity and then collapse the shades of identities you might carry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193765205352943652.post-83791491041713459592009-01-26T14:54:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:54:00.000-08:00I find it amusing that folks are afraid to use the...I find it amusing that folks are afraid to use their names when they DO have name & address in the phone book.<BR/><BR/>Stay on groovin' safari,<BR/>Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.com