The two faces Intellectual property and privacy

A Reflective framework audio quality audio publication audio privacy
We were asked to reflect with a three step framework

1 Take notice and describe the experience
something not unlike alarm bells rung for me during Sara's ad libbing blog bit when she briefly touched on the experience she had recently where there was the conflict of interest regarding the midwifery content on her blog. I would be keen to hear more from Sara as how she dealt with this particularly how conflict arrose and was resolved? formally or informally which ever is appropriate?

Analyse the experience
1) As it is the dissemination of mutimedia and public access that the professional/public conflict of interest and privacy issues arises with the rise of the educational blog and the blurring of professional, private and public, education slash entertainment, personality vs principles. I am interested in this privacy issues as they form part of audio publication and digital information literacy

3. Take action;
I will explore the two faces of intellectual property and privacy http://www.google.com/privacy_highlights.html
I have been reflecting further on the security issue that was outlined in the short film in workshop and that has resurfaced in the workshop 2 with the discussion about using free online services like animoto to mention just one of hundreds including wwww browsers or which google is just one.


Because I was already using blogger just days before their service was swallowed up by google, this meant I was now required to open an account with google. which I did not without my ensuing confusion. Now am intending to use gmail, google docs and a recent google acquisition something about a multimedia burner?!

Due to a privacy issue in addition to being charged for embedding mp3 audio files in a blog An idea of Bronwyns at workshop 2 was to circulate any audio recordings in general of the introduction/discussion and any future presentations but only amongst DIL participants. Google docs is a feature offered by google that I am told could provide storage space in google docs and access posted as a link via DIL email group.I will kept busy just on this count alone! this is a link to a one page summary googleprivacypolicy
now that just leaves the terms of service. I'm sure free online secure services with forums are fairly failsafe. While on the other hand whenever commercial advertising makes offers of Free services ...reading between the lines why isn't this as if to say there are hidden costs. Then there is the claim .. this seems too good to be true... meaning don't be a fooled by apperances(who me?)
Come to think of it one hidden cost free or otherwise webservice is the logical consequence of day to day navigating our way across web, using browsers visiting webpages, opening accounts, subscribing to weblogs, buying and selling and at all times visiting pages laced with cookies(with and without opening an account with a secure service). These collective digital footprints can be harvested indefinitely, amassed, bought and sold, rejigged without us ever being notified or delivered any of evidence of the outcome other than a general assurance that this will bring advances to quality of service and for whom.

What now action? or reflection? action reflection action reflection action