Kerre calls for total ban on privacy and anonymity

Kerre Woodham writes in the HOS about the CYFSWatch site. I agree with some of her criticisms as they relate to the language used such as referring to one social worker as a “fat pig”.

But Kerre goes a massive step too far when she for not just that blog to be shut down, but “any site that doesn’t identify its contributors“.

That is a horrendous invasion of privacy. It would close down almost every discussion forum and blog on the Internet. Kerre seems unable to appreciate that there are often very legitimate reasons for people not to identify themselves.

And has Kerre considered what would be needed to enforce her regime? You’d have to have the Government force all blogs to register and get approval to operate, with those not complying being shut down.

The irony is that there is a Government which is considering exactly what Kerre has called for. They are considering whether they should make all their citizens blog under their real names. That’s the People’s Republic of China!

If people comment on this thread, please do not slag off Kerre. Attack her views, not her. For my part I like most of what she writes, but her call for the shutting down of any site which does not identify its contributors is just plain wrong.