Comments on: kid privacy http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:09:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: David Hornik http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-223 David Hornik Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:47:12 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-223 This is precisely what I use Vox for these days. It has changed the way I blog about my kids. Before I would be very careful not to post names, pictures, etc. On Vox I'm able to specify who can see what and it has made a big difference. Bath pictures are just for the "family." Random skateboarding pictures are for "friends and family." And posts about a great movie are for everyone. I know that I am biased but it has been a fantastic solution for me and my whole family. DAVID This is precisely what I use Vox for these days. It has changed the way I blog about my kids. Before I would be very careful not to post names, pictures, etc. On Vox I’m able to specify who can see what and it has made a big difference. Bath pictures are just for the “family.” Random skateboarding pictures are for “friends and family.” And posts about a great movie are for everyone. I know that I am biased but it has been a fantastic solution for me and my whole family.

DAVID

]]> By: David Hornik http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-5761 David Hornik Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:47:12 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-5761 This is precisely what I use Vox for these days. It has changed the way I blog about my kids. Before I would be very careful not to post names, pictures, etc. On Vox I'm able to specify who can see what and it has made a big difference. Bath pictures are just for the "family." Random skateboarding pictures are for "friends and family." And posts about a great movie are for everyone. I know that I am biased but it has been a fantastic solution for me and my whole family.<br><br>DAVID This is precisely what I use Vox for these days. It has changed the way I blog about my kids. Before I would be very careful not to post names, pictures, etc. On Vox I’m able to specify who can see what and it has made a big difference. Bath pictures are just for the “family.” Random skateboarding pictures are for “friends and family.” And posts about a great movie are for everyone. I know that I am biased but it has been a fantastic solution for me and my whole family.

DAVID

]]> By: Rafael http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-222 Rafael Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:00:13 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-222 I was waiting to see when you were going to bring this up. There isn't a good technical solution here though VOX, flickr, and others try. On my blog, I'm the only guinea pig and I don't blog about family and also usually don't post up pictures of other people in it besides me. Normal people just email pics of their kids to their friends and family and give updates. Also, the whole kids pictures on Christmas cards is the way to go. Blogging about your son's childhood probably should be kept private/require log-in. I can understand why parents would want to blog about their kids though. It sucks that people have to think twice about doing it. I was waiting to see when you were going to bring this up. There isn’t a good technical solution here though VOX, flickr, and others try. On my blog, I’m the only guinea pig and I don’t blog about family and also usually don’t post up pictures of other people in it besides me.

Normal people just email pics of their kids to their friends and family and give updates. Also, the whole kids pictures on Christmas cards is the way to go.

Blogging about your son’s childhood probably should be kept private/require log-in. I can understand why parents would want to blog about their kids though. It sucks that people have to think twice about doing it.

]]> By: Lori http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-221 Lori Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:59:55 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-221 I'm someone who had been using her son's name, and then suddenly stopped. There came a point when I started to be nervous that a stranger who'd seen the blog could approach him on the street or at the playground and call him by name. Many other parents said, "well, he won't be out on the street without you anyway, right?" Yes and no. We have a nanny who takes him out, and while I trust her, she may not always be clear on whom we know and whom we don't. Plus, there's going to come a day -- this September, in fact -- when our kid goes to school. By then I hope we'll have explained "stranger danger" to him, but for now... I'm not sure if referring to him by an alias helps at all, and of course many of my archive pages still refer to him by name (because I need to do the replacements by hand to preserve context/meaning). Still, it's something. Anyway, all that's a long-winded way of saying that I'm still not sure what the right thing to do is here, and there are nights when this subject keeps me awake. The desire to keep my child safe and his privacy protected is totally at odds with my need to share what's going on in *my* life -- of which he's obviously a big part. I’m someone who had been using her son’s name, and then suddenly stopped. There came a point when I started to be nervous that a stranger who’d seen the blog could approach him on the street or at the playground and call him by name. Many other parents said, “well, he won’t be out on the street without you anyway, right?” Yes and no. We have a nanny who takes him out, and while I trust her, she may not always be clear on whom we know and whom we don’t. Plus, there’s going to come a day — this September, in fact — when our kid goes to school. By then I hope we’ll have explained “stranger danger” to him, but for now…

I’m not sure if referring to him by an alias helps at all, and of course many of my archive pages still refer to him by name (because I need to do the replacements by hand to preserve context/meaning). Still, it’s something.

Anyway, all that’s a long-winded way of saying that I’m still not sure what the right thing to do is here, and there are nights when this subject keeps me awake. The desire to keep my child safe and his privacy protected is totally at odds with my need to share what’s going on in *my* life — of which he’s obviously a big part.

]]> By: Rafael http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-5760 Rafael Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:13 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-5760 I was waiting to see when you were going to bring this up. There isn't a good technical solution here though VOX, flickr, and others try. On my blog, I'm the only guinea pig and I don't blog about family and also usually don't post up pictures of other people in it besides me. <br><br>Normal people just email pics of their kids to their friends and family and give updates. Also, the whole kids pictures on Christmas cards is the way to go. <br><br>Blogging about your son's childhood probably should be kept private/require log-in. I can understand why parents would want to blog about their kids though. It sucks that people have to think twice about doing it. I was waiting to see when you were going to bring this up. There isn’t a good technical solution here though VOX, flickr, and others try. On my blog, I’m the only guinea pig and I don’t blog about family and also usually don’t post up pictures of other people in it besides me.

Normal people just email pics of their kids to their friends and family and give updates. Also, the whole kids pictures on Christmas cards is the way to go.

Blogging about your son’s childhood probably should be kept private/require log-in. I can understand why parents would want to blog about their kids though. It sucks that people have to think twice about doing it.

]]> By: Lori http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-5759 Lori Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:59:55 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-5759 I'm someone who had been using her son's name, and then suddenly stopped. There came a point when I started to be nervous that a stranger who'd seen the blog could approach him on the street or at the playground and call him by name. Many other parents said, "well, he won't be out on the street without you anyway, right?" Yes and no. We have a nanny who takes him out, and while I trust her, she may not always be clear on whom we know and whom we don't. Plus, there's going to come a day -- this September, in fact -- when our kid goes to school. By then I hope we'll have explained "stranger danger" to him, but for now... <br><br>I'm not sure if referring to him by an alias helps at all, and of course many of my archive pages still refer to him by name (because I need to do the replacements by hand to preserve context/meaning). Still, it's something. <br><br>Anyway, all that's a long-winded way of saying that I'm still not sure what the right thing to do is here, and there are nights when this subject keeps me awake. The desire to keep my child safe and his privacy protected is totally at odds with my need to share what's going on in *my* life -- of which he's obviously a big part. I’m someone who had been using her son’s name, and then suddenly stopped. There came a point when I started to be nervous that a stranger who’d seen the blog could approach him on the street or at the playground and call him by name. Many other parents said, “well, he won’t be out on the street without you anyway, right?” Yes and no. We have a nanny who takes him out, and while I trust her, she may not always be clear on whom we know and whom we don’t. Plus, there’s going to come a day — this September, in fact — when our kid goes to school. By then I hope we’ll have explained “stranger danger” to him, but for now…

I’m not sure if referring to him by an alias helps at all, and of course many of my archive pages still refer to him by name (because I need to do the replacements by hand to preserve context/meaning). Still, it’s something.

Anyway, all that’s a long-winded way of saying that I’m still not sure what the right thing to do is here, and there are nights when this subject keeps me awake. The desire to keep my child safe and his privacy protected is totally at odds with my need to share what’s going on in *my* life — of which he’s obviously a big part.

]]> By: Amber Lee http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-220 Amber Lee Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:19:09 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-220 I think if you are already using his name and such, there is no reason to suddenly stop. As someone who knows the pros and con of the web, I'm fairly confident you can keep your son safe, plus teach him as he grows older to do the same :) I think if you are already using his name and such, there is no reason to suddenly stop. As someone who knows the pros and con of the web, I’m fairly confident you can keep your son safe, plus teach him as he grows older to do the same
:)

]]> By: Amber Lee http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/02/17/kid-privacy/#comment-5758 Amber Lee Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:19:09 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=399#comment-5758 I think if you are already using his name and such, there is no reason to suddenly stop. As someone who knows the pros and con of the web, I'm fairly confident you can keep your son safe, plus teach him as he grows older to do the same<br><br>:) I think if you are already using his name and such, there is no reason to suddenly stop. As someone who knows the pros and con of the web, I’m fairly confident you can keep your son safe, plus teach him as he grows older to do the same

:)

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