Comments on: Anonymity versus privacy, online and in atoms http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/ Coverage of news, issues and events occurring in virtual worlds or those who create those worlds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:03:25 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dandellion Kimban http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/comment-page-1/#comment-206689 dandellion Kimban Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:41:18 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1997#comment-206689 Wolfie, you're missing the terms. As Tateru said, we're not anonymous on the Internet. But if we skip that lapsus....<br>How do you get to know somebody? Just by knowing the name? If I tell you my name, the one that is in my ID card, what do you get? A string of 14 characters. That's not much of knowing someone. Knowing someone takes much more. it takes time and repeated interactions. And then, you can use any handle for the person. That is the <a href="http://metaverse.acidzen.org/2008/pseudonymity-internet" rel="nofollow">point of pseudonymity</a>. <br><br>It doesn't matter if one takes SL as a game or not. You can be quite serious about SL and not reveal surplus data. Actually, only having an identity (which includes pseudonymes) makes SL worth living. Wolfie, you're missing the terms. As Tateru said, we're not anonymous on the Internet. But if we skip that lapsus….
How do you get to know somebody? Just by knowing the name? If I tell you my name, the one that is in my ID card, what do you get? A string of 14 characters. That's not much of knowing someone. Knowing someone takes much more. it takes time and repeated interactions. And then, you can use any handle for the person. That is the point of pseudonymity.

It doesn't matter if one takes SL as a game or not. You can be quite serious about SL and not reveal surplus data. Actually, only having an identity (which includes pseudonymes) makes SL worth living.

]]> By: TateruNino http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/comment-page-1/#comment-206691 TateruNino Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:13:51 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1997#comment-206691 That doesn't really constitute anonymity though. Unless it's something you only do once. I like to get to know people and share things with them too. It doesn't mean I necessarily give out my home address or bank statements :) That doesn't really constitute anonymity though. Unless it's something you only do once. I like to get to know people and share things with them too. It doesn't mean I necessarily give out my home address or bank statements :)

]]> By: Wolfie Rankin http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/comment-page-1/#comment-206690 Wolfie Rankin Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:54:35 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1997#comment-206690 I don't mind if people want to be anonymous, I suppose if you're a guy who wants to play a prostitute or something, then ok... but in my case, I'd like to get to know people and I want them to get to know me too.<br>I suppose it's whether you see Secondlife as a game or not, and I don't.<br><br>Wolfie! I don't mind if people want to be anonymous, I suppose if you're a guy who wants to play a prostitute or something, then ok… but in my case, I'd like to get to know people and I want them to get to know me too.
I suppose it's whether you see Secondlife as a game or not, and I don't.

Wolfie!

]]> By: dandellion Kimban http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/comment-page-1/#comment-205579 dandellion Kimban Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:41:18 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1997#comment-205579 Wolfie, you're missing the terms. As Tateru said, we're not anonymous on the Internet. But if we skip that lapsus....<br>How do you get to know somebody? Just by knowing the name? If I tell you my name, the one that is in my ID card, what do you get? A string of 14 characters. That's not much of knowing someone. Knowing someone takes much more. it takes time and repeated interactions. And then, you can use any handle for the person. That is the <a href="http://metaverse.acidzen.org/2008/pseudonymity-internet" rel="nofollow">point of pseudonymity</a>. <br><br>It doesn't matter if one takes SL as a game or not. You can be quite serious about SL and not reveal surplus data. Actually, only having an identity (which includes pseudonymes) makes SL worth living. Wolfie, you're missing the terms. As Tateru said, we're not anonymous on the Internet. But if we skip that lapsus….
How do you get to know somebody? Just by knowing the name? If I tell you my name, the one that is in my ID card, what do you get? A string of 14 characters. That's not much of knowing someone. Knowing someone takes much more. it takes time and repeated interactions. And then, you can use any handle for the person. That is the point of pseudonymity.

It doesn't matter if one takes SL as a game or not. You can be quite serious about SL and not reveal surplus data. Actually, only having an identity (which includes pseudonymes) makes SL worth living.

]]> By: Tateru Nino http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/comment-page-1/#comment-205577 Tateru Nino Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:13:51 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1997#comment-205577 That doesn't really constitute anonymity though. Unless it's something you only do once. I like to get to know people and share things with them too. It doesn't mean I necessarily give out my home address or bank statements :) That doesn't really constitute anonymity though. Unless it's something you only do once. I like to get to know people and share things with them too. It doesn't mean I necessarily give out my home address or bank statements :)

]]> By: Wolfie Rankin http://www.metaversejournal.com/2009/03/16/anonymity-versus-privacy-online-and-in-atoms/comment-page-1/#comment-205576 Wolfie Rankin Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:54:35 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/?p=1997#comment-205576 I don't mind if people want to be anonymous, I suppose if you're a guy who wants to play a prostitute or something, then ok... but in my case, I'd like to get to know people and I want them to get to know me too.<br>I suppose it's whether you see Secondlife as a game or not, and I don't.<br><br>Wolfie! I don't mind if people want to be anonymous, I suppose if you're a guy who wants to play a prostitute or something, then ok… but in my case, I'd like to get to know people and I want them to get to know me too.
I suppose it's whether you see Secondlife as a game or not, and I don't.

Wolfie!

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