Larry Clinton, President and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance, brought up an interesting point regarding privacy during his session at Cloud Connect: subsequent generations will think differently about privacy. This may or may not force law makers to reconsider the definition of privacy and their related laws.
To illustrate this, and I'm paraphrasing this next bit, he gave an example of teens using Facebook and the future risk of employers finding unacceptable content during a hypothetical interview process. "By that time, the interviewer will have had their own Facebook page and won't care what's on mine." It is interesting to think that the concept of self, also changed by the Internet, has been redefined to include a digital self or reasonable facsimile (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) and has blurred personal boundaries.
Privacy law and regulation may need to change. Current privacy laws in Canada, the US, and more extensively in the EU, protect private information. It is not unreasonable to think that, at some point, it will be up to the individual to opt to disclose information of their choosing. That said, the cost of retooling the laws and implementing processes capable of permitting such freedom might be prohibitive.
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