Changing the way I think....

I was intrigued by the Privnote website so I decided to send a message to my brother-in-law who is an IT Systems Specialist for a K-12 school district. His response is below:

“No I haven't heard of this site...but I like the concept. As long as my pc or web browser doesn't crash before the message loads on the screen. Also, in my experience, nothing is ever deleted permanently. The art of Computer Forensics has taught me that. We may never be able to see it again, but it may still exist on their internal systems even they will say that it doesn't. They say that they aren't responsible for the views and language contained in the message (I get that), but do they own the content. If a law enforcement agency goes after this content and Privnote is subpoenaed for it, will they just hand it over? What happened to your assumed right of privacy? Their privacy policy in my opinion has holes in it that indemnify themselves in the event that your private message is compromised. But hey, this line of reason belongs in my ethics class and not in a response to my bro-in-law.”

As I have been reviewing the websites, I have been sharing with him to see what his opinion is and we have started having some great discussions on technology in schools.

I did enjoy visiting all the websites this week. In fact, I signed up on a few of the sites. The one problem I have is that I have multiple usernames and passwords and start to lose track.

I liked the idea of the airport sleep pods. As I reflected on what I had viewed, I came to the realization that I have to suspend my initial thoughts (Are you serious…No Way?) and allow myself to view it as a child would. As I looking at the Vincent Callebaut website, my 4 year old daughter was curious (as she usually is when I have the computer on) and said, “Daddy, that looks cool.” And I said, “Yeah it does.” I then realized that I have limited myself by thinking the same way.