Melbourne Beats

Social networking sites are threatening the Web's core principles by collecting and retaining users' information--from their contacts to their photos to their email addresses--then offering up that information to users only within their own websites, Berners-Lee argued.

"Each site is a silo, walled off from the others," he explained. "The more you enter, the more you become locked in. Your social networking site becomes a central platform - a closed silo of content, and one that does not give you full control over your information in it.

He warned, "The more this kind of architecture gains widespread use, the more the web becomes fragmented, and the less we enjoy a single, universal information space."

Berners-Lee also defended net neutrality and criticized Google and Verizon's policy proposal, which recommended that information traveling over broadband and wireless networks be treated differently and would enable Internet service providers to discriminate against some information traveling over its networks.

Lizkins wrote:fixed my setting, they had moved, weird. now no randoms posting on my stat updates, jeebus. why would you anyways? they didn't even know me!?!?! loserville, population you!

HearNoEvil wrote:If we didn't live in a world where putting your information out meant people would use it to harm you, then we could enjoy Facebook and the internet freely with out fear of our information being used against us.

Facebook was a great concept but I don't think the world was or is mature enough to handle it properly yet. Just like Napster. I think one day someone famous will accidently put too much information on Facebook then some psycho, maniac fan whose hand she didn't shake at a press conference will track her down, rape her, cut her throat and hang her from the ceiling by her nipples and everyone will say "why?" Someone else will then say "Well did you check her Facebook page? Look at all the information that was available" and then we'll maybe get charged to use Facebook or they will censor it somehow because society wasn't mature enough to handle the responsibility of it. Once again, we will be punished like children who have thrown a party whilst mum and dad are away.

Hardy wrote: Meh. Facebook is like a testing ground for common sense. If you're too dumb towork out what you should or shouldn't put on there, then you fail the life test, which will be followed by said nipple hanging.

HearNoEvil wrote:Once again, we will be punished like children who have thrown a party whilst mum and dad are away.

HearNoEvil wrote:Hardy: I agree. But it's also a testing ground for inhumane people to test their resilience. Its a very kind of, if the cakes there do you HAVE to eat it situation (The information being the cake), but in an ideal society people should be able to trust that the general population won't use their information against them. When you live in a world where knowledge is power and those who are powerless perish though, well, its no wonder people manipulate a mouse and turn into animals.

Hardy wrote:

HearNoEvil wrote:Hardy: I agree. But it's also a testing ground for inhumane people to test their resilience. Its a very kind of, if the cakes there do you HAVE to eat it situation (The information being the cake), but in an ideal society people should be able to trust that the general population won't use their information against them. When you live in a world where knowledge is power and those who are powerless perish though, well, its no wonder people manipulate a mouse and turn into animals.

Are you asking me out on a date?

HearNoEvil wrote:

Hardy wrote:

HearNoEvil wrote:Hardy: I agree. But it's also a testing ground for inhumane people to test their resilience. Its a very kind of, if the cakes there do you HAVE to eat it situation (The information being the cake), but in an ideal society people should be able to trust that the general population won't use their information against them. When you live in a world where knowledge is power and those who are powerless perish though, well, its no wonder people manipulate a mouse and turn into animals.

Are you asking me out on a date?

Your not my type but I'm desperate. I spose if you're buying I can give it a chance and pray I don't remember any of it in the morning

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Lizkins wrote:fixed my setting, they had moved, weird. now no randoms posting on my stat updates, jeebus. why would you anyways? they didn't even know me!?!?! loserville, population you!

I love posting on random's status updates. usually to take the piss quite heavily.

its how I pass the time on the tram.

ghetto kitty wrote:what?

ghetto kitty wrote:oh i know and understand that.

just some other posts have been very confusing/rambling.

quick wrote:another step towards all in one