There is, in Birmingham UK, a chap who regularly ties up to the mooring on the Selly Oak canal, near the Vale University residence, who makes and sells wooden o

There is, in Birmingham UK, a chap who regularly ties up to the mooring on the Selly Oak canal, near the Vale University residence, who makes and sells wooden owl sculptures and stools for your garden. He has an iPhone, and I think I saw him on facebook last time I walked past. Perhaps what we are seeing is the 'normalisation' of the Internet/Web? It is no longer 'special' or a 'new world' but just a part of everyday. That means the balance of privacy/disclosure will have to be negotiated again. In the street, I can be stopped by a police constable and asked my name, date of birth and address. My bag can be searched, and I can be asked to turn out my pockets. The police would need a search warrant signed by a magistrate to enter my house. Magistrates are trained, they will only sign warrants under certain circumstances. Is Facebook the street or your house? I'm still thinking all this through... but yes, I think you will see a shift away from splurging everything over the Web. Of course, the people GCHQ are supposed to be trying to catch will already have adopted other communications methods...