Super-menace from the macula on Vimeo.

EXAMPLE – “Kickstarts” (Bar9 Remix) – OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO from Richie Thomassen on Vimeo.

in my formative years, i discovered things such IRC and hotline. places where people could chat and transfer files
back and forth to each other.. both where pretty much node based and had their own protocols for doing things.
oh, and they were fairly private, from what i could tell.

years later, people who weren’t in the know were given easier ways to do this at the cost of their privacy.
of course, you can always “set your privacy” to however you want, but really…. in the terms of agreement..
they have all right to do whatever with your stuff.

even companies such as google…a company that can do no wrong.. is trying to literally store the entire universe.
sure, they’re not planning on making money off of this stuff.. but clearly, this can be used to some end in a manner
most nefarious… again, not saying they would. but it can happen. they have your data.

people are starting to see what’s happening to their data.. or at least what can happen to their stuff should something
happen to the companies who host their stuff. just look at facebook and how more and more people are putting it under
a microscope and running it through with a fine tooth comb.

again, i’m not saying all companies are gonna do something with your data.. but what i am saying is… what happens
if that company goes under? what happens if they get bought out? who’s to say what happens next?

i can go into much detail on that but this is a short post so i’m gonna get to my point already.

with the advent of the upcoming diaspora project, your data essentially becomes yours again. you have nodes set up
much like they were in hotline where you can basically share what you want and store what you want in whatever
manner works best for you.

this is in no means a rally to go and join up with diaspora.. i mean the project is still in it’s infancy and it’s a huge
undertaking to say the least. what i do hope for, though, is a melding of the two worlds into something that anyone
can use and enjoy without fear of their privacy being an issue… and if the guys working on the diaspora project can pull it off, then count me in.

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