Quote: Graham Bandage @ August 7 2008, 1:35 PM BSTAlthough if Finck had a barrier around her shower, it would lessen the chance of one of her nearest and dearest cracking their heads open when they slip.
That's the dilemma. I don't want them not to shower, either.
Quote: Graham Bandage @ August 7 2008, 1:35 PM BSTAlthough if Finck had a barrier around her shower, it would lessen the chance of one of her nearest and dearest cracking their heads open when they slip.
So, swings and roundabouts.
Barriers and handrails are two different things.
How long have you had this fear of swings and roundabouts?
Nah, swings and roundabouts are fine. Now see-saws - that's another kettle of fish. I fell off a see-saw when I was six. I say fell off, it was more like being catapulted off. Six kids on each end, and I decided to scratch my nose. Six-year-old pillock me.
Quote: chipolata @ August 7 2008, 1:16 PM BSTI like French women. Once you've persuaded them to wash and shave their armpits, they're sexy.
And to never speak.
Quote: EllieJP @ August 7 2008, 1:14 PM BSTDid you write that for Aaron?
Eh? The French thing?
Quote: Finck @ August 7 2008, 1:30 PM BSTI'm also worried about politicians not knowing anything about information technologies, although they are the ones to regulate them (that must be why they're so happy to introduce biometrical identity cards and authorise centralised data collection).
Prezunctly.
Quote: Finck @ August 7 2008, 1:30 PM BSTI'm worried about my godchild giving away personal information on the internet, because her parents and her teachers can't and won't teach her anything about it, because they don't understand the internet.
Where would you draw the line on personal information then Finck? Names? Ages? Pictures of offices/living rooms?
LOL.
Quote: PhQnix @ August 7 2008, 2:02 PM BSTWhere would you draw the line on personal information then Finck? Names? Ages? Pictures of offices/living rooms?
Connectable information. And I know that I've given away quite a lot of my personal information, here. But you won't be able to find this by typing my real name into google, for example. I know, though, that it was risky to post a picture of my living room, because someone who's seen my living room could then post my real name. The difference lies in knowing or not knowing about the risk. Whether you want to take the risk or not is a completely different thing.
I'm worried about a) children not knowing the risks and b) parents not knowing what risks their children are taking and thereby not being able to protect them.
That can't be that irrational?
I wasn't trying to attack your fear, I was genuinely questioning where you would draw the line.
Typing my name into Google does take you to the BSG. I wonder how much of a risk that is?
Anyone who knew me as PhQnix would be able to find most of my stuff quite easily though and any account I have is linked to an email address which contains my real name. I'm all worried now.
Quote: PhQnix @ August 7 2008, 2:16 PM BSTI wasn't trying to attack your fear, I was genuinely questioning where you would draw the line.
It's not about me drawing a line for other people. It's about knowing how data can be connected, collected and tracked.
Just an example: I've seen people answer questions about the name of their cat in an internet chat. And afterwards their eMail-Account has been hijacked because the name of the cat was the answer to their security question.
Another example: A big German tabloid has made quite a sport out of stealing photographs from the German version of facebook. So if your child does something that the tabloid finds scandalous enough to print, they can print funny party pictures right next to it. Sometimes they don't even bother to check whether the person in the picture actually is the person they slander. Once the damage is done it is impossible to reverse, due to the nature of the internet.
It's the lack of awareness about those things that worries me.
Listening to Fink made me realise we should be ever vigilant of a Fourth Reich starting up to enslave us all.
It's called New Labour.
Quote: Aaron @ August 7 2008, 2:41 PM BSTIt's called New Labour.
What are you going to do in five years time when the countries still in the shitter but it's your beloved Tories in power?
Quote: chipolata @ August 7 2008, 2:33 PM BSTListening to Fink made me realise we should be ever vigilant of a Fourth Reich starting up to enslave us all.
Oh no, my secret plans have been uncovered. I knew it was a bad idea to send that very, very, very, very secret DVD around by post.
Quote: chipolata @ August 7 2008, 2:43 PM BSTWhat are you going to do in five years time when the countries still in the shitter but it's your beloved Tories in power?
Cry himself to sleep every night with the knowledge that the two-party system is, increasingly, a sham. They're exactly the same, party allegiances are pointless.
Quote: Finck @ August 7 2008, 2:43 PM BSTOh no, my secret plans have been uncovered. I knew it was a bad idea to send that very, very, very, very secret DVD around by post.
I'd quite happily live in a country ruled over by six foot German women in leather. 