Sigerson (9/6/2012)
I don't see good outcomes in the future for our privacy concerns. The use of the web is so financially compelling for corporations that they *must* use it to stay competitive. At the same time, our online privacy and data security are both dwindling by the minute. Part of this is due to corporate disregard, and part is due to many users' own carefree broadcasting of private information. On my worst days, I suspect the Internet may have no more than 2-3 years before the concept of data privacy will be no more than a quaint historical footnote.As a vocabulary aside--and I say this only because your phrasing is usually so elegant--your choice of flaunt in more companies in general are ignoring, flaunting seemed to clink a little. I'll bet (online!) you meant to use the word flout: to treat with contemptuous disregard?
Yep. Must have been thinking of something else because I do know the difference between the words. Ugh, stupid spell check couldn't determine my meaning there. 😉
I think you are probably right in us not getting good outcomes for privacy in the short term. At least not without some strong shake-ups in the way our officials govern.