Comments on: TWiT 225: Schmidt Happens http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/14/twit-225-schmidt-happens/ Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:50:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Jonathan Downin http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/14/twit-225-schmidt-happens/#comment-882 Jonathan Downin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:58:42 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7157#comment-882 Well put Jon. It is surprising how little control we now have over our own data. Much like Leo, I am fine having most of my personal information available, but that does not mean that I don't want control over the privacy of my information. That these kind of choices are being made for us is unconscionable. Eric Schmidt's stance on the issue is scary to say the least. Well put Jon. It is surprising how little control we now have over our own data. Much like Leo, I am fine having most of my personal information available, but that does not mean that I don't want control over the privacy of my information. That these kind of choices are being made for us is unconscionable. Eric Schmidt's stance on the issue is scary to say the least.

]]> By: JonCole http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/14/twit-225-schmidt-happens/#comment-881 JonCole Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:45:47 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7157#comment-881 I really think that people need to listen to this episode of TWiT. The write-up sorta glazes over the Facebook/Eric Schmidt discussion (for good reason, attempting to summarize that would be a fruitless affair), but there are some serious privacy concerns out there that don't get nearly enough press. Luckily, all the guys on this show this week are Technorati heavy-hitters and have some quality insight. The truth is, there are a lot of web companies out there that you're giving a lot of data to and they're just beginning to realize how valuable that data is. The particularly sobering part of the discussion is just that so much of this data is implicit and the internet tends to construct a layer of abstraction that reduces our cognizance of such hit-and-runs. I really think that people need to listen to this episode of TWiT. The write-up sorta glazes over the Facebook/Eric Schmidt discussion (for good reason, attempting to summarize that would be a fruitless affair), but there are some serious privacy concerns out there that don't get nearly enough press. Luckily, all the guys on this show this week are Technorati heavy-hitters and have some quality insight.

The truth is, there are a lot of web companies out there that you're giving a lot of data to and they're just beginning to realize how valuable that data is. The particularly sobering part of the discussion is just that so much of this data is implicit and the internet tends to construct a layer of abstraction that reduces our cognizance of such hit-and-runs.

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