Blogger, Thailand’s Lost Boy wrote an entry today titled “Flirting monks under investigation”.
The content of the entry does sound familiar. It’s one of those discussions that we had in class over privacy and issues over identity. And just like any highly debatable topic, there was no solution to it.
In the same way, as the Lost Boy describes, whether or not there is such a monk who is going about doing such things or whether people are just poking fun, we have no idea. We all know that it isn’t difficult to change our identity or to sweet talk a stranger from believing who you are.
I believe such problems existed long before, just like in the chat rooms. So, if everyone does the same e.g. change their identity to be someone they are not, then how honest or truthful is the Web 2.0? Or, is it worth it to publish or upload truthful information about oneself for others to take advantage of?
Tags: identity, privacy, Thailand's Lost Boy, Web 2.0
