Le 22 déc. 2010 à 02:25, Glen Newton a écrit :
> ",,,it's just very, very important for society as a whole to be able
> to remove somebody's anonymity."
> I think few journalists would disagree with this statement.
knowing Tim, I'm not sure he would actually say that.
You put the quote out of its context and Tim has a tendency to blur the context because he jumps from one sentence to the other.
Look at the video again.
He said that there are two equally important things.
* Protecting anonymity of information resources (whistleblowers)
* To protect people against anonymous attacks (defamation)
"That's an important principle *too*."
In our social environment, both are coming into play. Finding the right balance depending on the circumstances is important. You left out the most important.
Obviously these principles are in conflict. And we, as a
society, have to work out rules which allow us to have norms
on both sides of the line, which allow both principles to
survive, and where they are in total conflict, have a way of
resolving in each case. That's my feeling I've been asked
that question a few times.
--
Karl Dubost
Montréal, QC, Canada
http://www.la-grange.net/karl/
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