That's why you want LibraryThing to run your SN for you!
No, seriously, whether it's LibraryThing, another company or a separate
non-profit library thing, I believe in security through separation, not
trust. If the data can be connected, it will. If you don't have the data,
you can't use it.
Tim
On 1/25/08, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting idea. But I think that as long as libraries run social
> networking systems there will be concerns about privacy, even if the SN is
> decoupled from the library systems.
>
> Bernie
>
> Tim Spalding <tim_at_LIBRARYTHING.COM> wrote:
> Here's a solution I want: Completely decouple library systems from
> social
> networking systems.
>
> This is, of course, what LibraryThing for Libraries has to do as we move
> in
> this direction, since we don't connect directly to the ILS, but I also
> think
> it makes sense ethically.
>
> Libraries know "real" stuff about their patrons—addresses, for example. If
> the SN is decoupled and asks no personal questions, you're left with
> screen
> names or whatever, with no way to get to the other stuff.
>
> Tim
>
> On 1/25/08, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
> >
> > On Jan 25, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Chris Barr wrote:
> >
> > > My question that I keep coming back to is: How do we
> > > provide feature-rich social networking functionality
> > > in our applications without undermining privacy?
> >
> >
> >
> > I can think of a few of solutions to the privacy issue:
> >
> > 1) Let people opt in; alert people that social networking
> > practices reduce a person's privacy. Allow people to choose, "Yes,
> > others can see my stuff."
> >
> > 2) Never associate things like tags with individuals other than
> > the authenticated user. "Here are my tags. Here are other people's
> > tags, but I don't know whose."
> >
> > 3) Ask ourselves, "To what degree is it the librarian's job to
> > protect people's privacy versus educating people about privacy?" In
> > some way our professional ethics are in impediment to creating
> > services our users increasingly expect.
> >
> > --
> > Eric Lease Morgan
> > University Libraries of Notre Dame
> >
>
>
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Received on Fri Jan 25 2008 - 13:31:20 EST