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It's Not Easy Being Red
6/7/2007
Despite the concerns of some, there are many people who would want these sensor-packed cell phones and who would be willing to pay for them. Count me among the latter, so long as there's an "off" switch that I can use. Also count me among those who like the Google initiatives (that I know about), too. In other words, color me green.
It's not that I am incapable of feeling concern about privacy. It's just that I see no way--and many experts agree--to make a perfectly "safe" campus without creating a campus no one would want to spend time on; ditto for the rest of the world. Like one person quoted in the "ick" article said:
"It's a tough area, but it just seems there is no way around the fact that public spaces are public spaces.... [Y]ou don't want to create an environment where it becomes illegal to take photos in public. It can be riskier not to be able to see something than it is to be able to see something."Editor's Note: If you have questions or comments for Terry, you can reach him in the IT Trends forum by clicking here.
About the author: Terry Calhoun is Director of Communications and Publications for the Society
for College and University Planning (SCUP). You can contact him through CT's IT Trends forum by clicking here. View more articles by Terry Calhoun.
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