Comments on: A Very Public Private display. http://www.loudmouthman.com/2008/01/05/a-very-public-private-display/ Social Networker and Opinioneer Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Thom Allen http://www.loudmouthman.com/2008/01/05/a-very-public-private-display/#comment-14919 Thom Allen Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:44:22 +0000 http://www.loudmouthman.com/2008/01/05/a-very-public-private-display/#comment-14919 Nik, we can try hard to protect our personal/private data, but the very second we release something to someone, it's out of our control on how it's used or disseminated. I did a quick search yesterday for my previous Twitter posts, I was amazed at how much STUFF is just sitting out there. Unless you create masked identities, like using GrandCentral for your mobile number, or forwarded email addresses, at some point it's going to be a losing battle. A good fight, but a losing battle. Nik, we can try hard to protect our personal/private data, but the very second we release something to someone, it’s out of our control on how it’s used or disseminated.

I did a quick search yesterday for my previous Twitter posts, I was amazed at how much STUFF is just sitting out there.

Unless you create masked identities, like using GrandCentral for your mobile number, or forwarded email addresses, at some point it’s going to be a losing battle. A good fight, but a losing battle.

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