tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post3345652543394689761..comments2024-01-08T09:12:42.920-05:00Comments on SF and Nonsense: Caught in our own webEdward M. Lernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-41869004419410562122011-05-10T14:22:47.635-04:002011-05-10T14:22:47.635-04:00Hi Erik,
Identity theft (of which credit-card the...Hi Erik,<br /><br />Identity theft (of which credit-card theft is only one aspect) is impersonal to the %^&$#!! who does it -- and very personal to the victim. I know people to whom it's happened, and cleaning up the mess takes months.<br /><br />- EdEdward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-5945431618235286092011-05-10T14:17:44.742-04:002011-05-10T14:17:44.742-04:00I try to think about privacy in terms of real risk...I try to think about privacy in terms of real risk. If someone has my personal info, I see them as being much more likely to use it to target ads at me than to kill me.<br /><br />I've always hated the novel 1984 because<br />1: it takes all the creativity out of philosophical arguments of privacy vs security.<br />2: They heavily play down the human resource requirements of monitoring a large population.<br /><br />So I hope that my personal details are too boring for anyone to want to steal them for purposes other than advertising or credit card fraud.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969701260211272581noreply@blogger.com