Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:56:50 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/www/ijb - Imported sources Message-ID: <19980504125650.03205@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <355034a1.230009870@mail.cetlink.net>; from John Kelly on Mon, May 04, 1998 at 03:29:34AM %2B0000 References: <19980503230438.48318@follo.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980503205621.20104E-100000@sasami.jurai.net> <19980504032939.07389@follo.net> <354d2457.225839725@mail.cetlink.net> <19980504042649.61453@follo.net> <354e28ff.227031838@mail.cetlink.net> <19980504044244.39282@follo.net> <354f2cb0.227976964@mail.cetlink.net> <19980504051020.57951@follo.net> <355034a1.230009870@mail.cetlink.net>
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On Mon, May 04, 1998 at 03:29:34AM +0000, John Kelly wrote:
> On Mon, 4 May 1998 05:10:20 +0200, Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
> wrote:
>
> >> It's self evident to most people that they have the right to determine
> >> who and what enter their home.
> >
> >That's not privacy. Here's a definition:
> >From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]:
> >
> > privacy
> > n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of
> > others [syn: {privateness}, {seclusion}]
> > 2: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privateness},
> > {secrecy}, {concealment}]
> >
>
> You ought to get your head out of your computer and read a book once
> in a while. Try Webster's:
>
> privacy
> 1b: freedom from unauthorized intrusion <one's right to ~>
This makes sense, as long as you have the concept of 'interacting observer'
down pat - and use that as your form of intrusion.
Data is not an observer.
Eivind.
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