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Accidental Privacy Spills

ahem writes "A journalist attends the World Economic forum, and writes an email to a few friends. It's a chatty, casual conference report. The conference is a gathering of the 5,000 most powerful people in the world. The report gives a breezy insight into how stuff gets done at that level, and what the concerns are that keep the world's leaders up at night. That email was intended only for the journalist's friends. That email winds up getting plastered all over the net. Here is a very interesting discussion of the implications of this "privacy spill." Make sure you read down to the Epilogue. Here is the email itself." The Lawmeme discussion is quite thoughtful and in-depth, very good reading.

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  1. god damned pooftas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trying to be on-topic with their first posts.

    What a load of crap.

  2. moron getting IT write for wonce by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it makes perfect sense. to impede the strength of yOUR 'opponents', just give them as much of that whoreabull infactdead BugWear(tm) as can be shrinkwrapped/they can be bribed to accept.

    gooed to see some industrious thinking upon capitoll hill.

    va lairIE's patendead PostBlock(tm) device, has been .compromised once again.

  3. Cat got your tongue? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Stalagmite, stalactite.

    Stalagmites "might" reach up to the ceiling.

    Stalactites hang "tight" to the ceiling.

    Oh, and M is for Mnemonic.

    This post brought to you by Stalag 17. (Hogaaaan!)

  4. I've read the spill and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    there was no mention of DMCA. These people can't read /. else they would know it was the most pressing concern at the moment!

  5. war... by AmigaAvenger · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    From reading the article, basically the rich are completely against war because it will screw their investments... If you haven't been paying attention, the deficit between rich and poor is the worst in HISTORY, currently the rich are getting MUCH richer, and the poor slipping behind further. Maybe a good war is what we need...

  6. Re:privacy on the internet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hogaaaan!!

  7. Shit that's a good FIRST POST! by Shit...that's+a+good · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey, have a toaster!

  8. first good chukle for lnux today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i wondered about that too.

  9. Re:I'm concerned about email privacy, too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I also apparently have a small penis, I also need a mortgage, and tips on how to invest in the market. Maybe we should form a club. We could call ourselves - "mini-schween" I don't know how they do it but those spammers sure are smart.

  10. Money And War by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Iraq owes Russia between $7 billion and $12 billion. ( http://www.globalpolicy.org )

    France is one of Iraq's biggest business partners, with $3 billion in trade since the "oil for food" program started in 1996. ( http://www.arizonarepublic.com )

    The most significant oil company in Iraq is a french firm.

    All of the above will lose big time if Saddam loses control of Iraq' oil. Nuff said.

  11. Bzzt, I call bullshit in this e-mail. by wackybrit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was enjoying reading this e-mail until I reached this part:

    Not surprisingly, the business community was in no mood to hear about a war in Iraq. Except for diehard American Republicans, a few Brit Tories and some Middle East folks the WEF was in a foul, angry anti-American mood.

    I call bullshit. I can't speak for the Middle East and the Republicans by the British Tories (Conservatives) aren't pro-war and pro-American.. the Labour government is.

    Tony Blair is not a Tory/Conservative, yet he's one of Bush's best chums and is pretty much pro-war at this stage.

    I get the feeling this is nothing more than an elaborate piece of bullshit.

    Besides, 'all the rich' aren't going to be against a war.. what about the oil rich? Or.. what about those who believe in the UN? If the UN doesn't strike Saddam, what is the UN's effectiveness? Diddly squat, that's what.. it might as well not exist.