Thread: Bloggers have no right to be anonymous

This is not good for privacy of ALIPAC Members.....

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol ... 509677.ece

Ruling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymity

Thousands of bloggers who operate behind the cloak of anonymity have no right to keep their identities secret, the High Court ruled yesterday.

In a landmark decision, Mr Justice Eady refused to grant an order to protect the anonymity of a police officer who is the author of the NightJack blog. The officer, Richard Horton, 45, a detective constable with Lancashire Constabulary, had sought an injunction to stop The Times from revealing his name.

In April Mr Horton was awarded the Orwell Prize for political writing, but the judges were unaware that he was using information about cases, some involving sex offences against children, that could be traced back to genuine prosecutions.

His blog, which gave a behind-the-scenes insight into frontline policing, included strong views on social and political issues.

The officer also criticised and ridiculed “a number of senior politiciansâ€

That's in England. Whewwwwwwww!

It's a monorachy.

Dixie

English laws are kind of goofy---even though we have the same basic system. , In the US I think the radical left bloggers (Whom. Gov Palin called anonymous bloggers) would join the outcry.

This is not good for privacy of ALIPAC Members.....




I don't necessarily agree with the judge's ruling 93C, but let's not get our undies in a bunch over it.

This was in the UK, after all and, even if they attempted to use this ruling here somehow, I'm thinking that trying to label forum members.....whether it's at Alipac or somewhere else......as bloggers would be extremely difficult.

There is a difference as explained on the site Web Strategy:


Understanding the difference between Forums, Blogs, and Social Networks
Categories: Social MediaPosted on January 28th, 2008

It’s easy to get the tools mixed up, but it’s important to know the differences. Quite often (usually by executives) I’m asked the difference between Forums, Blogs, and Social Networks, here’s usually how I explain it (focusing first on usage and benefits rather than technical details):

Forums are like social mixers, where everyone is at equal level, milling about and discussing with others. These many to many communication tools allow anyone to start a topic and anyone to respond to one. Members are often at equal level, and content is usually segmented by topic. (rather than by people).

Blogs are like a keynote speech where the speaker (blogger) is in control of the discussion, but allows questions and comments from the audience.
Blogs are journals often authored by one individual, and sometimes teams. In the context of business communication, these are often used to talk with the marketplace and to join the conversation that existing external bloggers may be having.

Social Networks are like topic tables at a conference luncheon. Ever been to a conference where different lunch tables had big white signs inviting people to sit and join others of like interest? It’s like that. Social networks allow members to organize around a person’s relationships or interests, rather that just focused on topic. People that know each other (or want to meet each other) will connect by a variety of common interests. These are great tools to get people of like interest to connect to each other and share information

http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008 ... l-networks



It would be a huge stretch for us to be considered bloggers.

Anyway, it's a safe bet that anyone who wants to know who any of us are, already knows that.

I wouldn't let it concern you too much.....jmho