> there's a legal difference between telling something to a friend and publishing it to the web, right? Actually no. Most of things I tell my friends I do by p

> there's a legal difference between telling something to a friend and publishing it to the web, right? Actually no. Most of things I tell my friends I do by publishing it on the Web (e.g. Facebook, or other social forums). > I personally do quite enjoy the fact that, in theory at least, everyone is not allowed to simply publish my personal information You realize what you are aiming at is control over the speech of other people? I.e. you say "since other people call me Dave Whatshisname, now every time anybody utters the sequence of letters 'Dave Whatshisname', I want them to ask permission from me beforehand". This "personal information", taken at this form, is an insane construct - in fact, you are asking to control what other people think and speak in private (if the computer records are extension of memory, which effectively they are) about you. I can't imagine larger violation of privacy than that, and yet it is done in the name of privacy. Doesn't it feel weird?