Comments on: Fine- vs coarse-grained group management http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/fine-vs-coarse-grained-group-management/ Talking about Purposeful Online Conversation in Communities Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: George Fletcher http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/fine-vs-coarse-grained-group-management/#comment-137 George Fletcher Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:56:10 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-137 I might use the fine-grain controls... but I'd rather that PoCo support "membership" queries. While exposing all the "tags" I've applied to my contacts does reveal some information about me (from a privacy perspective) I'm personally less concerned about that. So if the consumer knows that I have "groups" (a.k.a. tags) of "Family", "Photos", "Personal", "Friends", "Work", etc, I don't see that as big exposure. However, I don't necessarily want the consumer to be able to see all the contact data in those "groups". Instead, I like Martin's concept of dynamically checking and when checking just asking the PoCo service if identity x is a member of group y. I've got a couple of blog posts about this as well. http://practicalid.blogspot.com/2008/09/tagging-for-contacts.html http://practicalid.blogspot.com/2008/09/protected-sharing-on-open-web.html I might use the fine-grain controls… but I’d rather that PoCo support “membership” queries. While exposing all the “tags” I’ve applied to my contacts does reveal some information about me (from a privacy perspective) I’m personally less concerned about that. So if the consumer knows that I have “groups” (a.k.a. tags) of “Family”, “Photos”, “Personal”, “Friends”, “Work”, etc, I don’t see that as big exposure.

However, I don’t necessarily want the consumer to be able to see all the contact data in those “groups”. Instead, I like Martin’s concept of dynamically checking and when checking just asking the PoCo service if identity x is a member of group y.

I’ve got a couple of blog posts about this as well.

http://practicalid.blogspot.com/2008/09/tagging-for-contacts.html

http://practicalid.blogspot.com/2008/09/protected-sharing-on-open-web.html

]]> By: Jim E-H http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/fine-vs-coarse-grained-group-management/#comment-136 Jim E-H Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:43:14 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-136 I would definitely use them. I accept friend requests on Facebook from pretty much anyone I have any connection with, but LinkedIn is for professional purposes, and I keep it that way. (Just recently, I got a LinkedIn connection request from a larper from way back. I was never particularly friends with him, and I have no idea even what his profession is, so I ignored it.) One of the reasons I don't allow many apps in Facebook is because there's little control beyond "allow this app access to your information and friends list." (The fact that they're nothing but Internet time-wasters means there's nothing to counter-balance that drawback, but it would still be a tough call.) I would definitely use them. I accept friend requests on Facebook from pretty much anyone I have any connection with, but LinkedIn is for professional purposes, and I keep it that way. (Just recently, I got a LinkedIn connection request from a larper from way back. I was never particularly friends with him, and I have no idea even what his profession is, so I ignored it.)

One of the reasons I don’t allow many apps in Facebook is because there’s little control beyond “allow this app access to your information and friends list.” (The fact that they’re nothing but Internet time-wasters means there’s nothing to counter-balance that drawback, but it would still be a tough call.)

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