“on Pseudonymity, Privacy And Responsibility On Google+” (excellent Nym Wars Rant)

Read Kee Hinkley's terrific essay on why pseudonymity matters. Inspired by the Google+ nymwars debate, but will be a valuable and viable set of observations long after this internet-storm has passed. Snip: "Using a pseudonym has been one of the … Continue reading →

“On Pseudonymity, Privacy and Responsibility on Google+” (excellent Nym Wars rant)

Backlink: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/-rn8UYoymAU/on-pseudonymity-privacy-and-responsibility-on-google-yet-another-eloquent-nymwars-rant.html

Understanding The Nym Wars

Here's a pair of great (JWZ) posts (Kevin Marks) on the Nym Wars, in which Googlers, net users, and sensible people try to convince the G+ team that it's insane to tell people that they must socialize using their "real names," and to then try to adjudicate what a "real name" is. Both link out to the canonical essays produced to date on the subject, such as EFF and boyd, and add a lot of good context.

Understanding the Nym Wars

Backlink: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/UBgDGLD3HTM/understanding-the-nym-wars.html