In the real world, we have conversations in public, in private, and in secret.
October 14th, 2003
In the real world, we have conversations in public, in private, and in
secret. All three are quite separate. The public is what we say to a
crowd; the private is what we chatter amongst ourselves, when free from
the demands of the crowd; and the secret is what we keep from everyone
but our confidant.[…]
On the
net, you have public, or you have secrets. The private intermediate
sphere, with its careful buffering, is shattered.