"Should a blog be private?
CAN a blog be private?
I think what people need to realise is, blogs can never be private.
It goes against the very concept of a blog and the underlying technology that makes blog such a powerful tool of communication in today’s society.
The internet is not a private medium. If you wish to say anything that is not suitable for public consumption, hold that tongue.
After all, the bible tells us that our tongue can be a venomous snake (paraphased) and that we should rein it in."
The internet is a world wide spider web. Once you blog, you are pouring your feelings, your emotions, your thoughts, your life story for others to read. You'll be read but not be seen.
To make a blog private? I think some blogs(LiveJournal, I think) can make certain posts password-protected right? Yet again, like what Kelvin said, password protection may not be always fool-proof.
Updates: What others bloggers say
- Missing the bigger issue: by Atypical Singaporean
- Comments from Agagooga
- The storm over CZ breaks on print media: by From A Singapore Angle
- The power of blogdom: by AcidFlask
- An Open Letter to Chua Cheng Zhan: by Cowboy Caleb.
Updates 2:
Thoughts on anonymity and privacy: by From A Singapore Angle
More thoughts about the racist PSA asshat scholar: by Cowboy Caleb
Want a private blog, get a paper diary instead. Don't forget the key too.
ReplyDeletejuicypout*: So I confirm will respect one. Don't know how to bypass those boundaries, don't know how to hack.
ReplyDeleteanna: Ha! Also need padlock + safe + thumbprint + iris scan...
hui-chieh: Steady! Very good compilation of posts.
Thanks! I've just put up a post on the issue(s) of anonymity and privacy, loosely inspired by your post.
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