This post points to some of the contradictions in current attitudes to data and the internet. We want open data, especially when open data creates a social good. But we want personal privacy, up to and including the GDPR's "right to be forgotten". But we can't have both. The presumption is generally to err on the side of personal privacy (at least in North America and Europe). But maybe that's wrong? What if "in order to realise the full potential of open (government) data, we probably need to be more relaxed in sharing personal data as well?" As it is argued, "a huge amount of our personal data is not directly created or held by me, as it is data about behavioural patterns." I see you on the street and write "I saw John on the street," is this your data? Some good questions.
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