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OpenSourcing Yourself, Are You Ready?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the too-much-information dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Many people love and use open source software. Open source has made an impact in just about every place imaginable; education, hardware, coke, beer, cell phones, pharmaceuticals, search engines and encyclopedias. However, OpenHuman takes it one step further and invites you to open source yourself to experiment with the open human idea. This may sound crazy and rife with privacy concerns but as the author asks, do you still believe in Internet privacy in the age of blogs, MySpace, LinkedIn, Meetup, and Flickr?"

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  1. Do not give your Real name on that page. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is NOTHING in the law that states that any web site actually has to abide by their privacy policy. I wish I could remember the website that was challenged on their privacy policy (they sold ALL of their user information: 2.4+ million hits on Google "judge rules against website privacy policy")and the Judge ruled in favor of the website - I.e. the privacy policy on a website isn't worth the paper it's written on! (Prove me wrong, please!) And, in this day nd age with the NSA, Homeland Security, CIA, War on Terror, War on Druge, Repulicans in Charge, do you really think that any law will stop them?

  2. Re:Uh... by k12linux · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's all part of the synergistic paradigm of Web 2.0 creating a forward-looking social matrix.

  3. Re:Uh... by chris_eineke · · Score: 2, Informative

    Jeez people, it's a line from userfriendly.org

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    "All you have to do is be fragile and grateful. So stay the underdog." Chuck Palahniuk, Choke