It's been a while

I just came across an interesting site with a very different perspective on the Web 2.0: The Drama 2.0 Show. Isn't it good to read the alternative opinion on your pet subjects?

They were recently critical of Data Portability, and how it's a useless endeavour by a bunch of techno-elites. To be fair, the Internet that is now so much a part of our lives, was only possible because of these tech geniuses. So cut them some slack ya?

However, I cannot disagree with them that the ability to move around one's personal data has a general following. The demand for human consumption of portability is pale, and the usefulness in LinkedData remains a necessity for software agents and data integration. Basically... no one cares.

One of other poser requires deeper thoughts: just how can I prevent others from adding links to me without my consent? How much entropy exists in such data links? And how much cost is paid for in reduced privacy? I am particularly interested in quantifying the level of privacy available in a set of published data. If you have any good resources to get me started, I'll be most grateful if you could point me the direction.

Btw, it seems there will be a Singapore launch event for Microsoft Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. Thanks to Mokkie for sharing the information. You can register here here.