I’m also interested in this topic (privacy) and how it affects mainstream user behavior going forward. Have you read Fred Stutzman’s blog and/or are you familiar with his latest venture, ClaimID? Basically, it is a step towards addressing the issue of individual control over privacy and identity. ClaimID allows you to “claim” your online identity and influence what is surfaced when others search for you online. Fred has written a fair amount on privacy and identity sharing (he spent the last semester studying Facebook) —
check him out here –>
http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/03/identity-and-web-information-science.html
and here –>
http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/
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