Comments on: Privacy and Technology

By: Amy Howson

Amy Howson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:56:54 +0000

Well my GPS was stolen from my car which my kids left unlocked while they ran in to use the washroom before we left. I think I’ll go let the police know it was stolen just in case something disappears in my house later on.

By: j-mystic

j-mystic — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:40:40 +0000

All good advice, and yes, it is ridiculously hard to keep your privacy on these social media sites. Another difficulty is because manytimes your friends don’t share your level of vigilance or concern. Just the other day I was perusing thru the pics of a gathering I attended, and happened upon a conversation where two of my friends were discussing an upcoming trip I had told one about (supposedly in confidence).

Throw the “friends of friends” default privacy picture setting into the mix, and now suddenly people who I don’t know — separated by the 3 degrees of separation — could potentially read about my travel plans.

I’ve been considering removing myself from the site, and that episode will likely hasten my decision.

By: antonia

antonia — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:33:29 +0000

I’m a working nomad with no fixed residence, and I don’t own a home in any of the countries I live in, but I imagine that I will do at some point. It never sunk in that posting where I am lets people know where I’m not! Definitely something to consider.

What about laying a sneaky little trap for the car thieves? You disguise your home coordinates with a false name, and label the local police station as Home in your GPS.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:17 +0000

Of course having photographic evidence with a gps component I’m sure had it’s advantages when claiming home insurance

By: Jamie Ross (Mining Man)

Jamie Ross (Mining Man) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:29:46 +0000

Interesting article, thanks!

People posting private information about their whereabouts or big purchases is a real concern for me. I try to do the same as you – talk about it when I get back. I like to picture the thieves out there going – “Damn! He was away for three days?!? Why didn’t he update his status while he was away!!”. I guess people don’t think about it, and I know there a lot of people of Facebook so you’d be statistically unlucky to get targetted, but someone has to…

Never thought about the GPS “Home” before… very sly.

By: Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:36 +0000

Nice post.

The incident with the school and laptop cameras would frankly rather twisted – especially that it was in the child’s home. But I do agree the computer belongs to though people and invasion of privacy is being the norm as more social adventures more forward.

In the future I see us all being completely transparent. Everyone will know everyone about us, our past, future, everything. I’m a psychology student and knowing what we can determine now with little psychological tests – the future seems bleak knowing ‘someone’ will know something before you, yourself do.