[Air-l] an Ess-ian Q: when does the personal becomes public?

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

This though is not private convo.  Private convo would be sequestered  
from the hearing of others in some manner, by some indication or  
method.    To me, this conversation seems to me to have been held at  
a public event.

Recently people asked me whether i thought i should take pictures at  
an nsf sponsored event indicating that they thought it was improper  
for me to take pictures without permission. My answer was that for  
amateur photography at a publicly sponsored event, i don't think that  
i need to ask permission even if you might want me to ask  
permission.   There is a basic need for some the desire for privacy  
and what people think is/should be private is remarkably unclear  
cross-culturally.     however, many people do not recognize the same  
legitimizing or justificatory practices for assumed privacy,  
therefor, i think people should always tell people when things are  
meant to be private or held in confidence, otherwise you have to  
expect people to interpret the situation on their perceptions.


Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
() ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail
/\ - against microsoft attachments

http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers