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Stephen Downes

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The three hazards are: "(1) unending, unbounded moral judgment; (2) tarnished reputational connotations; and (3) tarnished self-perception." These problems arise because they are easily accessible, high fidelity, vulnerable to manipulation, and so can be use to manipulate a person't image and reputation. Consequently, writes Elizabeth O'Neill, "almost every person has reason to avoid subjection to digital recording whenever possible." The post is longish and quite well argued. But I think the digital recording cat is out of the bag - we can't reasonably reduce our attack surface, because any amount of recording (or even none at all) is still sufficient for these attacks to take place.

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