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[baxil]

One of the most observant things I ever said was something I first pointed out four years ago: "There is no international crisis so major that it can't be interrupted by a small, stupid crisis close to home."

I wouldn't be surprised if a decent chunk of my friends list is devoting mindspace to Strikethrough 2007 right now (short summary: yes, LJ

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[bastets_place]

You know - a picture like that could, conceivably, cost me (a possible elementary school teacher) a job offer or a job (if I had a teaching job). It doesn't take much - the wrong person seeing it and questioning why I am in "that area of town" would be enough. Even if it didn't cost me a teaching job, it certainly COULD cause me enough issues to be a headache. Heck, look at the girl who had a picture of herself - as a 25 year old - drinking a beer on vacation, who was then denied a teaching degree that she had earned and a state certification that she had earned - on the grounds that it encouraged underage drinking?

And even with an opt out - how would I even know that they had my picture until it was too late?

[baxil]

Those are some of the scenarios that have me concerned, yeah.

[premchai21]

Well, Bruce Schneier wrote about a fair amount of this being about loss of ephemerality, which seems relevant, though probably people have already read it.

Speaking of which, I don't believe I have your public key on my GPG keyring… ;-)

[roaminrob]

Looks like you're about a day ahead of the curve: Slashdot just posted a related news item that's getting some debate in the comments thread: "Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns", about a woman who discovered that Google Street View had a picture of her cat looking out from behind her window, which sort of means that there's now a public picture of the interior of her house, taken without her permission.