Social Network Users’ Bill of Rights: the voting so far

The SXSW panel got a decent amount of attention, including article by Helen A. S. Popkin’s Vote on your ‘Social Network Users’ Bill of Rights’ on MSNBC’s Technolog, Kim Cameron’s post on the Identity Weblog, and a brief link from Mark Sullivan of PC World. Here’s the voting so far

1. 41 yes 0 no Honesty: Honor your privacy policy and terms of service
2. 41 yes 0 no Clarity: Make sure that policies, terms of service, and settings are easy to find and understand
3. 41 yes 0 no Freedom of speech: Do not delete or modify my data without a clear policy and justification
4. 33 yes 4 no Empowerment : Support assistive technologies and universal accessibility
5. 35 yes 2 no Self-protection: Support privacy-enhancing technologies
6. 37 yes 3 no Data minimization: Minimize the information I am required to provide and share with others
7. 39 yes 1 no Control: Let me control my data, and don’t facilitate sharing it unless I agree first
8. 39 yes 1 no Predictability: Obtain my prior consent before significantly changing who can see my data.
9. 38 yes 0 no Data portability: Make it easy for me to obtain a copy of my data
10. 39 yes 0 no Protection: Treat my data as securely as your own confidential data unless I choose to share it, and notify me if it is compromised
11. 36 yes 2 no Right to know: Show me how you are using my data and allow me to see who and what has access to it.
12. 24 yes 13 no Right to self-define: Let me create more than one identity and use pseudonyms. Do not link them without my permission.
13. 35 yes 1 no Right to appeal: Allow me to appeal punitive actions
14. 37 yes 1 no Right to withdraw: Allow me to delete my account, and remove my data

So it’s in general overwhelmingly positive: five rights are unanimous, and another eight at 89% or higher.  The one exception: the right to self-define, currently at about 65%.  As I said in a comment on the earlier thread, this right is vital for people like whistleblowers, domestic violence victims, political dissidents, closeted LGBTQs.   I wonder whether the large minority of people who don’t think it matters are thinking about it from those perspectives.

The voting continues at http://SNUBillOfRights.com.  Please voice your opinion!